OGC Nice right-back Youcef Atal was on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur all summer, with the club not relenting until a move fell through on transfer deadline day. The Algeria international has remained with the Ligue 1 outfit, but has a huge future ahead of him. Nice aren’t planning on letting him go anytime soon, though, and the club’s President Jean-Pierre Rivère has told suitors Atal won’t be sold in January or next summer. He claims the youngster will only be sold to the bigwigs, and not to clubs like Newcastle United. While the Toons were linked with a couple of Ligue 1 players during the summer and even brought in Allan Saint-Maximin from Nice, the Algerian was never on their radar.
OGC Nice President Jean-Pierre Rivère aims dig at Newcastle United
