Franck Haise will welcome back several players, while he may also hand out a couple of debuts as OGC Nice welcome FC Nantes at the Allianz Riviera on Saturday afternoon. 

The international break has allowed some players to return for Nice, notably club captain Dante, whilst Morgan Sanson is now also fit to return, having injured himself against SL Benfica at the start of August. However, there are still absences. Moise Bombito and Mohamed-Ali Cho could return next week, but returns for the likes of Tanguy Ndombélé, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, and Mohamed Abdelmonem are further away. 

There is also a return for Jonathan Clauss, who was left out prior to the international break amid interest from Bayer Leverkusen. Tiago Gouveia and Charles Vanhoutte could make their debuts. 

OGC Nice likely line-up v Nantes

Yehvann Diouf; Melvin Bard, Dante, Kojo Peprah Oppong; Tiago Gouveia, Hicham Boudaoui, Charles Vanhoutte, Jonathan Clauss; Jérémie Boga, Kevin Carlos, Sofiane Diop. (L’Éq)