Nice are keen on signing permanently on-loan Arsenal defender William Saliba.
While Saliba admits failing to break into the Arsenal team was "difficult" for him, Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere went further.
Rivere said: "Let's let him rediscover enjoying being on the pitch, playing.
"At the end of the 6 months, we'll see – today he's owned by a club called Arsenal. Everyone in June will come together and decide.
"A door is always open in life. When you have a situation where parties can talk, the doors are open. We are not there yet."
