The future organizational chart of Olympique Lyonnais is taking shape. While the director of the recruitment unit Matthieu Louis-Jean was the only club manager present in Rennes, before the break, for the first victory of the season (1-0), he should soon be well surrounded.
Juninho could already quickly become John Textor’s sports advisor, as revealed by L’Équipe two weeks ago, and take on expanded prerogatives. But the American owner has also been talking for several days with David Friio for the position of sporting director.
Gerlinger to replace Ponsot
The manager, who notably worked for Manchester United and is fluent in English, had to first free himself from his contract with OM before moving forward with the discussions. It’s done since the Marseille club formalized its departure this Thursday and negotiations with OL should now progress quickly.
In his new role, Friio will be the daily boss of the athlete and will report directly to Textor (who will therefore be advised by Juninho). His profile was pushed by Louis-Jean, who has collaborated with him several times in the past. Finally, the American still hopes to make Michael Gerlinger, former manager of Bayern Munich, the replacement for Vincent Ponsot as director of football. As general manager of the club, Laurent Prud’homme will take office at the start of 2024, as announced.
2023-11-23 17:30:00
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