Official | OGC Nice sign Manchester City centre-back Juma Bah on loan

OGC Nice have confirmed that Juma Bah (19) has joined the Riviera club on loan from Manchester City. Les Aiglons overtook Olympique Lyonnais for the Sierra Leone international, with the possibility of playing in the UEFA Champions League an enticing factor. Franck Haise’s Nice qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round courtesy of their fourth-place finish in Ligue 1.

Bah is already accustomed to Ligue 1 football. The 19-year-old centre-back spent the second half of the past season on loan at RC Lens, as part of Manchester City’s deal for Artois centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov.

Nice were in the market for a centre-back, considering they need to prepare for life without veteran skipper Dante and the fact that Youssouf Ndayishimiye and Mohamed Abdelmonem are recovering from serious knee injuries. Bah is the second player to join Nice this summer after Gabin Bernardeau.