Last in Ligue 1 after 4 days with only a small point on the clock, Olympique Lyonnais have made their decision: the Rhone club will take advantage of the international break to part with their coach Laurent Blanc.
To succeed the Cévennes technician, several names have already been circulating in the capital of Gaul for 48 hours. In particular, there was talk of an interest in Thiago Mottawho does not intend to leave Bologna, as well as for Marcelo Gallardo (free), who is not interested in the OL project for the moment, indicates The team.
On the other hand, in its Thursday edition, the sports daily evokes tracks leading to three other foreign coaches. If the names of two of them have not leaked, we do know one of the targeted technicians: it is Graham Potter! Free since last April and his Chelsea sacked after just 6 months in office, the Englishman is a long-time target of Les Gones owner John Textor.
A first interview already organized!
🚨 Potter is one of John Textor’s favorite targets 🚨
🔹 Textor met him on Tuesday
🔹 Two other foreign coaches are targeted
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According to the same source, the two men even had a first meeting on Tuesday. With good and bad news at stake: in the first category, the 48-year-old man is not closing the door on OL and the first contacts have proved encouraging; on the other hand, he has not yet given his agreement to come and coach in L1… Highly rated when he coached Brighton, left on a 4th place in the Premier League when he left in September 2022, and praised for the quality of play of his team, Potter has lost his magic and its superb during its express passage to Chelsea, which tarnished his image. The Briton nevertheless remains a courted coach and represents a rather attractive track for Lyon fans. It remains to be seen whether the Gones will be able to be more persuasive than another L1 club, Nice, which had broken its teeth in this file during the off-season.
2023-09-06 22:32:40
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