Nantes have revealed that Rene Girard will be the new head coach.
Girard has agreed a deal to take charge for the next two seasons and will take over from Michel Der Zakarian when he steps down at the end of the season.
On Wednesday the club confirmed in a statement, "Rene Girard is officially the new coach of Nantes for next season,
"Now free after two years at the highest level on the Lille bench, he is ready to face a new challenge with Nantes.
"The coach will be accompanied in Nantes colours by his assistants, Gerard Bernardet and Nicolas Girard."
[OFFICIEL] René #Girard sera le nouvel entraîneur du #FCNantes à partir de 2016/2017 https://t.co/l33bNkj8Kd pic.twitter.com/NieXJvvXG8
— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) May 11, 2016