{"id":1103856,"date":"2019-08-29T17:31:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T16:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1103856"},"modified":"2022-09-21T00:18:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T23:18:09","slug":"nice-announce-two-signings-ineos-era","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/nice-announce-two-signings-ineos-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice announce first three signings of Ineos era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nice have ushered in a new era on the French Riviera by completing the signings of Kaspar Dolberg, Alexis Claude-Maurice and Adam Ounas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The trio are the first new arrivals since Nice were officially taken over by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe earlier this week.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Nice&#8217;s new British owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe? Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ratcliffe is Britain&#8217;s third richest man and\u00a0owns the chemical company Ineos.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/britains-richest-man-jim-ratcliffe-16250576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reports<\/a> claim he offered \u00a388.77m to buy Nice earlier this year, while also being linked with Chelsea.<\/li>\n<li>Ineos completed their takeover of Nice this week.<\/li>\n<li>The company also owns Swiss second division side Lausanne.<\/li>\n<li>Outside of football, Ineos owns the Team Sky cycling team and is a backer of Britain&#8217;s America&#8217;s Cup sailing team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7354781-emery-must-resist-his-crystal-palace-tribute-act-to-punish-unsettled-spurs\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe&#8217;s company Ineos has acted quickly in the transfer market after taking control of Nice just days before the European deadline.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday the club confirmed a \u20ac20.5m deal for Dolberg, who joins from Ajax, while Claude-Maurice has arrived for a reported \u20ac14m fee from FC Lorient.<\/p>\n<p>Danish forward Dolberg, 21, has signed a long-term contract with Nice after helping Ajax win the domestic double in Holland and reach the Champions League semi-finals last season, scoring 12 goals across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Chelsea Have Lined Up Under Lampard! Squawka Tactics w\/Statman Dave\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VnAUZ52mU-o?start=195&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Claude-Maurice, a France Under-20 international, was named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Year last season. The 21-year-old has also signed a long-term deal with Nice.<\/p>\n<p>On their official website, Nice said Dolberg &#8220;embodies both the future and the present&#8221; of the club, while Claude-Maurice&#8217;s move is seen as the &#8220;next logical step for this up-and-coming playmaker&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>And Friday brought the signing of Ounas from Napoli on a season-long loan, with an option to buy next summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Et puis, surtout&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IssaNissa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IssaNissa<\/a> ?\u26ab <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3gvrYJgrQY\">pic.twitter.com\/3gvrYJgrQY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OGC Nice (@ogcnice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ogcnice\/status\/1167399077698519040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dolberg and Claude-Maurice could debut for Nice when Patrick Vieira&#8217;s side face Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, though it may come too soon for Ounas.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"75c8f9c3-3120-497c-a38b-096a857f3f88\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nice have ushered in a new era on the French Riviera by completing the signings of Kaspar Dolberg, Alexis Claude-Maurice and Adam Ounas. 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