OL: Juninho boss in teleworking, Textor hesitates

In the midst of a crisis, Olympique Lyonnais must absolutely get back on track to avoid relegation which would have dramatic consequences. John Textor is ready to do anything to avoid this catastrophic scenario and in particular to call on Juninho.

A legendary Lyon player during the early 2000s, Juninho had a much more mixed stint as manager. Sports director between 2019 and 2021, the former attacking midfielder had great difficulty collaborating with Vincent Ponsot, director of football at that time, and even with his president Jean-Michel Aulas. However, John Textor is determined to bury the past and wishes to use the aura and experience of the Brazilian to participate in the reconstruction of OL. According to information from But, a return to his former club is not impossible for Juninho. The Vasco da Gama legend wants to have full sporting powers, unlike his first stint and secondly, he wants to be able to work from Brazil.

Juninho demands change to return to OL

According to information from But, Juninho would impose two conditions to return to OL:

. Have full sporting powers
. Working from Brazil 🇧🇷

John Textor reportedly accepted the first request but the second is still pending#TeamOL pic.twitter.com/KA11WonO0Z

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But says that for the moment, only the first condition is accepted. John Textor would, however, reject the possibility of Juninho carrying out his duties from Brazil. A meeting between the two men is likely to happen very soon. After Tony Parker, the American owner of Les Gones surrounds himself with another sports specialist, this time from football, and from Lyon. The Rhone club struggled to achieve its first victory of the season on the last day of Ligue 1, against Stade Rennais. OL will successively face Lille, Lens then Marseille, in a series of matches which could be important at the end of the season. The arrival of Juninho could also allow Lyon to strengthen during the winter transfer window, to complete a much more successful second part of the season. It now remains to convince the master of free kicks, so that he can pull off yet another brilliant move of which he alone has the secret.