OL – The threat of Jean-Michel Aulas: “If this were to continue, I would prefer to leave”

The tense atmosphere, even frankly hostile, has its roots since the start of the season with incidents galore, whether against OM in Ligue 1 or Paris FC in the Coupe de France. She ended up exceeding the president of Olympique Lyonnais, Jean-Michel Aulas. Faced with the finger pointed to his mouth by his player as if to tell the spans to be quiet, the leader of Les Gones wants to be understanding. Much less in the face of the reaction of a fringe of his audience.

“It’s true that Karl can perhaps avoid having this reaction, but you have to put yourself in his place.he reacted to the microphone of Amazon Prime Video. We have been living a nightmare for some time in Lyon. We are not in the standings where we should be, but we still have a chance to be. The supporters, by attacking the players, create a relationship of tension which becomes unbearable.“

But Aulas did not stop there. A little later in the mixed zone, and while supporters tried to burst into the Lyon locker room, “JMA” even more poured out his moods, between disbelief and helplessness. The Lyon president assures him, this Saturday, he feels “very sad“.”The reaction of a small part of the public is regrettable. I intervened on the microphone to say to stop insulting the players. Supporters incur costs to come but this does not give full rights.”

Real spleen? Bargaining to appease the ambient anger? Jean-Michel Aulas no longer hesitates to openly question his place in OL’s organization chart. At 73, the historical businessman from Lyon opens the door wide to a departure. “We have overcome a situation which, for me, is not acceptable. If this were to continue, I would prefer to leave. Football is not that.”