Nice have called off their formal approach for Arsenal's out-of-favour full-back Mathieu Debuchy, due to his extortionate wage demands.
The 31-year-old is desperate to leave the Gunners this summer in a bid to reinvigorate his career, after falling well down the pecking order at the Emirates.
And, although Nice were on the verge of completing a deal to bring Debuchy back to Ligue 1, it appears the move could be in doubt.
According to reports in France, the Nice have diverted their attentions to other transfer targets, after acknowledging Debuchy's wage demands are unaffordable.