Foot OL – Glasner saw OL play, he ran away – Olympique Lyonnais

Future coach of Olympique Lyonnais, Fabio Grosso was far from being John Textor’s first choice. The owner of the Rhone club studied several avenues, notably that leading to Oliver Glasner, who unfortunately had the idea of ​​watching Les Gones matches this season…

Olympique Lyonnais finally found his next coach. After the departure of Laurent Blanc during the international break, it is Fabio Grosso who should settle on the bench. The former left-back meets several positive criteria such as his time in the Rhône during his playing career, or the unanimous opinions within the club. However, it must be remembered that the Italian was far from being John Textor’s first choice.

He has no reference as a coach of a club of this status, but he knows OL, he left the memory of great class and I am rather curious to see that, to be honest. https://t.co/TxkcNuT591

— vincent duluc (@vincentduluc) September 13, 2023

At the start of the week, the owner of Olympique Lyonnais reached an agreement with Gennaro Gattuso, before backtracking upon noting the numerous criticisms of his choice. And if we go back a few days earlier, the American had studied other avenues that were more attractive on paper. The Spaniard Julen Lopetegui was notably targeted. But according to journalist Guillem Balague, the former Wolverhampton manager had a good reason to decline the offer.

« Lopetegui had the opportunity to join Lyon but he said noour colleague told the BBC. The same week, Villarreal asked him if he wanted the job. Lopetegui refused because he still lives in England and he would like to stay in the Premier League, so he will have to wait until November, when teams start sacking their managers. » For his part, Graham Potter, also contacted by John Textor, refuses to take over a team for the moment.

The Lyonnais cooled Glasner

Finally, Oliver Glasner, with whom the discussions seemed to be going well, suddenly rejected the leader. According to L’Equipe, the Austrian, who had received a visit from John Textor in Salzburg, had the bad idea of ​​watching the Olympique Lyonnais matches during the first four days of Ligue 1. Apparently, the show offered by the red lantern convinced him to put an end to the discussions, to the great happiness of Fabio Grosso.