The Portuguese coach is scheduled in France in the next few hours to sign the contract until June 2027
The Portuguese Paulo Fonseca reached a verbal agreement to take over as Lyon coach, left by Pierre Sage, fired last Monday (27). According to the information of the French newspaper “L’Equipe”, it is expected in France in the next few hours to sign a contract and be officially announced.
According to the publication, the Portuguese coach for 51 years should sign a contract until June 2027 and will bring four auxiliaries with him: Paulo Ferreira and António Ferreira (goalkeepers), Paulo Mourão (physical coach) and Tiago Leal (performance lifarium (performance performance performance Analyst).
This will be the return of Paulo Fonseca to French football, where Lille commanded in the seasons 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. The coach started the current season in Milan, but in the end he was fired in December.
The responsible exchange of Lyon arrived at the difficult moment in which the French club is going through the season, aggravated by the elimination of France Cup to Bourgoin, the team of the fifth division. In all, there are five games without victory that add all competitions.
However, Paulo Fonseca will take Lyon in a more comfortable position. Currently, the team occupies the sixth place in Ligue 1, just four points from the classification area of the samples. At the same time, in the Europa League, the team is in fifth position and can guarantee a direct place in the round of 16 next Thursday (30). At the time, the team faces Ludogorets, from Bulgaria.
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Source: Terra
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