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REPORT: Patrick Vieira pursued by Ligue 1 clubs

Despite the soon-to-be vacant Arsenal job being allegedly off the table, rumblings about New York City FC manager Patrick Vieira departing for greener pastures in the summer remain high as several clubs have reportedly inquired about the French manager’s services.

According to FrenchFootball, Ligue 1 club OGC Nice have reached out to Vieira for him to succeed current manager Lucien Favre, the latter of whom will be departing for German heavyweights Borrusia Dortmund at season’s end. The report says that the French club and the current NYCFC manager have already been involved in preliminary meetings and that the talks have been positive.