Last in the Ligue 1 standings after four days, John Textor’s Olympique Lyonnais now intends to get back on track. The Italian Gennaro Gattuso is expected to replace the French technician.
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The coach of Olympique Lyonnais, Laurent Blanc, will be dismissed from his post after a catastrophic start to the season for the Rhone club, learned this Monday from the sports management of Radio France, confirming information from the newspaper. the Team.
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Laurent Blanc, on the OL bench since October 2022, will no longer be Lyon coach after the international break, due to a catastrophic start to the season in the league (3 losses and a draw), punctuated by a final place in Ligue 1.
The Gattuso trail
The sports management has been working for several days to find him a successor, according to information from Radio France. The former star of AC Milan and the Italian selection, the Italian Gennaro Gattuso, world champion 2006 is approached to replace him. Gattuso has been free of any contract since being ousted from Spanish club Valencia. According to information from Radio France, discussions are underway between the technician and the Rhone club.