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Abline initially joined Les Canaris on loan from Nantes’ Brittany rivals. He quickly convinced Nantes and Antoine Kombouaré to rely on him for the foreseeable future, putting pen to paper over ...

Speaking to L’Équipe, FC Nantes president Waldemar Kita slapped a €50m price tag on centre-forward Matthis Abline (22), in the event of an offer from Olympique de Marseille. The president ...

Abline: “We’ve come away with a very, very important point” Mental toughness to keep going? It was a very difficult match tonight, but we didn’t give up.