Juninho, Jean-Michel Aulas and Vincent Ponsot presented the new Lyon coach, Peter Bosz, to the press on May 30. OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE – AFP
If the Dutch coach Peter Bosz was announced by OL on May 29, he was obviously not the only track considered by the Lyon leaders. In an interview given this Tuesday to Progress, Jean-Michel Aulas evokes the coaches who had been targeted by the sporting director Juninho, the general director of football Vincent Ponsot, and himself.
The Lyon president is careful not to mention Christophe Galtier in this list, even if he was a very serious lead, as he was still under contract with Losc. Among the six coaches envisaged, we therefore find Peter Bosz and Rudi Garcia, for whom a contract extension has apparently been mentioned. But OL also thought well about another former Borussia Dortmund coach, Lucien Favre.
Vieira and Stephan also on the list
Very convincing during his time at OGC Nice (2016-2018) and having already met JMA at the time of the choice of Bruno Genesio, the Swiss (and French-speaking) coach was therefore a serious option for Lyon, as we can imagine. doubted.
Fantasized by many supporters, the Argentinian Marcelo Gallardo, still stationed at River Plate, was also in this short list, completed by the French Julien Stéphan and Patrick Vieira.