When OGC Nice was bought in the summer of 2019 by the richest Briton, Jim Ratcliffe (favorite for the purchase of Manchester United), it was clear that the overall picture of the club, which was generally considered to be a stable Ligue 1 member whose glory years were in the 50s of the last century, would change.Until Ratcliffe’s arrival, Nice was a rather stingy club that did not invest much in reinforcements and in the last few seasons spent around twenty million euros per year on the purchase of new players. Since Ratcliffe’s arrival, those investments were immediately doubled, famous names started arriving on the Cote d’Azur (Dolberg, Thuram, Guiry, Todibo, Schneiderelin, Saliba, Stangs, Kluivert, Lemina, Schmeichel, Ramsey, Pepe, Barkley…), and already this season, Nice passed the mark of 100,000,000 euros invested in the purchase of new players.##NAJAVA_MECA_6989144##If buyouts of loaned players are not counted in, only PSG spent more than other French clubs this season – 109,000,000 euros. Today, Nice reached 106,500,000 euros this season after signing the most expensive signing in the club’s history.The contract with the popular Eagles was signed by the Nigerian striker Terem Moffi who came from Lorient in a transfer that could amount to 30,000,000 euros. Officially, Nice paid 5,000,000 euros for the loan, which will turn into a mandatory purchase in the summer for 22,500,000 euros fixed and 2,500,000 through bonuses. Plus 15 percent of the next sale.Nice were after Moffi throughout the transfer window, and got him only after the seventh official offer, given that Lorient did not deviate from the initial price of 30,000,000 euros. The Nigerian was also wanted by Southampton, West Ham, and Marseille, but he only wanted to go to Nice and in the end he pushed through that transfer. Before him, sweeper Youssouf Ndayishimiye arrived from Başakşehir for 11,500,000 euros, while Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton 11,000,000 euros), Morgan Schneiderlin (Sydney, without compensation) and Andy Delort (Nantes, loan) left the club this winter…🔴⚫️ Nice confirm the signing of Terem Moffi ✍️Happy with the transfer? 🤔📸: @ogcnice | #UECL pic.twitter.com/l2jdXu1jem— UEFA Europa Conference League (@europacnfleague) January 31, 2023
