Lyon will hire Paulo Fonseca as its new coach, a person with direct knowledge of the deal has told The Associated Press. The person requested anonymity because the deal has yet to be announced officially.

According to Fabrice Hawkins, former Lille manager Paulo Fonseca is set to be appointed as the new manager of Olympique Lyonnais. The Portuguese head coach is set to replace the recently sacked

Lyon plans to hire Paulo Fonseca as its new coach, replacing Pierre Sage. Sage was unexpectedly dismissed despite recent successes. Lyon's owners see it as a strategic choice under businessman John Textor.

The Ligue 1 side suspended the Argentine coach for going AWOL following their 3-0 defeat to newly-promoted Amiens.

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Only the official announcement is missing, but according to L'Equipe, Paulo Fonseca can already be considered the new coach of Olympique Lyonnais. Just one month

However, a five-match winless run of form across all competitions, in which they have suffered just one defeat inside 90 minutes, was enough for Textor to part company with Sage – who had led Lyon from rock-bottom to sixth in the second-half of last season.

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Het Nieuwsblad have revealed that Rudi Garcia will be the next head coach of the Belgian national team. The Frenchman, who has been out of work since 2023, will take over from Domenico Tedesco who was sacked earlier in the week.