TOD TARGET Todibo opens door to Premier League transfer amid Man Utd and Chelsea links and doesn’t want to give Nice ‘false hope’

NICE defender Jean-Clair Todibo has opened the door to a potential summer transfer.

Posted Monday, February 12, 2024 by Thesun.co.uk

The 24-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in recent months.

Jean-Clair Todibo is open to a summer move

Both Chelsea and Manchester United are understood to be interested in signing him.

Todibo's current contract is set to expire in 2027 but he could be sold this summer for around £35million.

The Frenchman has admitted that he would be open to a transfer, but he is not prepared to make a full decision until the summer.

Todibo said: "I am at Nice and we're having a great season. I don't have my head elsewhere. If I did it would be difficult for me personally and for the group too.

"I feel really good at Nice. We'll see what happens in the summer but we're not there yet. I don't want to get ahead of myself.

"I don't want to give false hope. For now, I'm here at Nice."

The ex-Barcelona star added: "Football moves quickly, you never know what's going to happen. I'll wait until the summer to make my decision.

"If my decision is to stay, I'll announce it, if it is to leave, I'll announce it too and I'll thank everyone, but we're not there yet."

Todibo also revealed that he wants to leave something "beautiful" behind at Nice in case he does leave at the end of the campaign.

He said: "There are important games coming up. The goal is that if it is to be my final season at Nice, then I want to leave here having done something beautiful with the club.

"The supporters and the club deserve players who give everything on the pitch, and to achieve something substantial. Personally, if I am to leave, I want to leave something good behind."

Todibo has provided two assists in 18 games for Nice so far this season.