Former French international Jean Tigana is in discussions with the leaders of Sporting Club Toulon (National 2) for a possible collaboration in a role that remains to be defined, the club announced in a statement on Wednesday. “The management of the Sporting Club of Toulon and Jean Tigana have been discussing for several weeks on a potential collaboration in order to participate in the sporting development of the club”, writes the Var club in its press release.
“He will arrive at Sporting,” also said the majority shareholder of the club Claude Joye, interviewed by the daily Var-Matin. “He wants to come and help Sporting. It can be a boost to our project. We are going to write a great adventure, ”he said.
Discussions continue as to the role that the former great midfielder of the France team (52 caps) could play, but he should not come as a coach, according to Var-Matin.
Tigana started his playing career in Toulon, in 2e division, when he was 20 years old. He stayed there for three seasons before leaving for Lyon, then Bordeaux and Marseille. As a coach, Tigana (65) has not worked since 2012 and has experience in China.
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