At the end of the Jean-Michel Aulas era, Juninho had clearly become the Voldemort of Olympique Lyonnais. Without ever mentioning his name, the emblematic president of OL from 1987 to 2022 multiplied the barbs towards his former sporting director, whom he held (unfairly) responsible for all the ills of a club in full decline. It is therefore tasty, this Saturday morning, to see JMA commenting with frank enthusiasm on this possible return of “Juni” in the OL organization chart, as revealed The Team Friday night.
“If this is confirmed, it’s a very good initiative,” Jean-Michel Aulas posted on X (formerly Twitter) in ultimate toll mode. We need to consider a solution so that Juni has operational powers, is that what he wants, it seems to me? » Worn out by the functioning of the Lyon club, and especially at odds with the general director of football Vincent Ponsot, Juninho had hastened his departure in November 2021.
Juninho could also intervene with Botafogo
According to The Teamthe American owner of OL John Textor hopes to make Juninho a special advisor, while the current leaders Santiago Cucci (interim executive president) and Vincent Ponsot (exclusively CEO of OL women from January 3, 2024) will not be soon no longer in office, and there is still no sports director in Lyon.
A comeback from Juninho, who has spoken regularly in recent days with John Textor, would imply prerogatives to intervene in the functioning of OL or life in the locker room. Knowing that the legendary seven-time French champion with Lyon (from 2002 to 2008) now resides in Rio de Janeiro and that he could also work with the Botafogo club, which is also part of John Textor’s Eagle Football galaxy. You will have understood, the JMA X account still has good times ahead of it.