total agreement with Fabio Grosso, who will succeed Laurent Blanc as OL coach

2006 world champion with Italy, he was preferred to his compatriot Gennaro Gattuso.

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Fabio Grosso during a press conference on April 15, 2023 at the Unipol Domus, Italy.  Illustrative image.  (LUIGI CANU / NURPHOTO)

The Italian Fabio Grosso, who moved to the Rhone club between 2007 and 2009, has reached an agreement with Olympique Lyonnais to succeed Laurent Blanc as coach of the club, franceinfo learned on Wednesday September 13 from a source close to the transalpine technician, confirming information from Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano.

Coach for ten years

Fabio Grosso, 2006 world champion with Italy, who played for Inter Milan and Juventus Turin, has been a coach for ten years. French-speaking, the 45-year-old man was notably preferred to his compatriot Gennaro Gattuso, who was nevertheless in advanced discussions with the Lyon management.

Laurent Blanc’s successor was free from any contract after a successful stint at Frosinone, a club he brought up to the Italian Serie A after winning the Serie B championship, the transalpine division 2.


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