Overview
- The club confirmed late Tuesday that Ahmed Kantari was removed and Halilhodzic was hired on a short-term deal through the end of the season.
- Nantes sits 17th in Ligue 1 with nine matches left, two points behind 16th-place Auxerre and five off 15th-place Nice.
- Kantari, who replaced Luis Castro in December, exited after eight defeats in ten league games under his watch.
- Halilhodzic accepted after initial hesitation following approaches from president Waldemar Kita and framed the job as a limited rescue mission.
- His return underscores chronic bench instability at Nantes, which has cycled through 30 head coaches since the 2000–01 season.