Ligue 1: with Castro on His Bench, Nantes Wants to Leave "More Room for the Young"

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Nantes leader Franck Kita expressed the wish of the club to rejuvenate his team at the time of starting a new cycle, with Portuguese coach Luis Castro.

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After weeks of intense discussions, Luis Castro was eventually appointed as coach of FC Nantes, despite the complexity of the negotiations with Dunkirk, League 2 formation. This choice was imposed within the Nantes leadership, which sought a profile with both character and a strong personality. The club's general manager, Franck Kita, did not hide his satisfaction with the progress of the discussions with the Portuguese technician. According to …

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This Monday, June 30, 2025 marks the start of classes for the first team of FC Nantes, at the dawn of a 13th consecutive season in Ligue 1. But this day marks above all the first steps at the Jonelière of the new coach of the Canaris, Portuguese Luis Castro (45 years old).The former technician of Dunkirk (L2) was expressed at the traditional recovery press conference, alongside Waldemar Kita. Very quickly, the journalists present in the room que…

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Despite lengthy negotiations with Dunkirk, coach Luis Castro was appointed to the bench of FC Nantes this summer. Despite discussions......

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During Luis Castro's presentation to the press this Monday, Franck Kita described the choice of Portuguese coach. CF Managing Director Nantes also explained that he appreciated his behaviour when the negotiations between the FCN and Dunkirk were going on.