Before that, Potter was sacked by Chelsea after only 7 months in charge. Soon after, he was considered a strong candidate at Leicester club after the club sacked Brendan Rodgers. But in the end, Leicester chose Dean Smith.
However, Potter is probably not too sad because now, he is facing the opportunity to return to his military career in a completely new tournament – Ligue 1. According to L’Equipe, Nice considers Potter a strong candidate for the club’s coach position in the 2023/24 season. If successful, Potter will be the teacher of a series of stars who have played in the Premier League such as Aaron Ramsey, Ross Barkley and Kasper Schmeichel.
Nice is having a rather unstable 2022/23 season. First leading them is Lucien Favre appointed in the summer of 2022 but only worked for 5 months before being fired in January 2023. Didier Digard has been appointed as interim coach and Nice is ranked 9th in the table and has 2 matches left.
To bring the club back to its original position, the Nice Board of Directors is targeting a few famous coaches. Nice is owned by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe – one of the leading bidders in the race to buy MU. Obviously, they have the funding and the potential to bring in top tacticians.
In addition to Potter, Nice are also interested in current Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi. However, De Zerbi is not considered a realistic target as Brighton have now qualified for next season’s Europa League. Besides, Nice also keeps an eye on names like Thiago Motta (Bologna), Franck Haise (Lens) or Regis Le Bris (Lorient).
