It had been an open secret at Haillan for more than a week. David Guion becomes the coach of the Girondins de Bordeaux and “he replaces Vladimir Petkovic at the head of the first team“, said the club in a press release on Thursday. He will have the difficult task of keeping the club in the scapular in Ligue 1 while he is mired in last place in the standings. The former Reims coach will be presented this Friday morning with sports director Admar Lopes, before training open to the public and relocated to Matmut Atlantique from 11:30 a.m. He will be on the bench for his first match this Sunday against Monaco. According to information from our colleague from 20 minutesClément Carpentier, the native of Le Mans signs a five month short contract with an optional year if maintained.
What about Vladimir Petkovic’s situation?
If the club announces David Guion as successor to Vladimir Petkovic, it means that the Girondins de Bordeaux have reached an agreement for the departure of the Bosnian coach. Laid off on February 7, the former coach of Switzerland is still under contract with the Marine et Blanc until June 2024, i.e. four to five million euros to be disbursed if a dismissal became the solution. But the club does not have the means to align this sum, especially since it already has the end of Laurent Koscielny’s contract to settle. Have Bordeaux found common ground with Petkovic? Asked about the subject, the Girondins de Bordeaux did not respond to our requests.