THEFollowing Sporting’s decision to terminate Rui Borges’ contract this Sunday night, Paulo Fonseca is preparing to see his future defined in the coming days, with leaving Lyon and moving to Sporting the most likely scenario.
According to information collected by Sport at the Minutethe Portuguese coach will meet with Lyon officials this Monday at the French club’s academy, in order to talk about this whole situation, which has escalated in the last few hours.
Do you know what Sport at the Minute that a departure from the French club was not in the plans of Paulo Fonseca or the Ligue 1 club, as they were effectively happy with their work so far.
Even so, after the announcement that negotiations to terminate the contract with Rui Borges had begun, Paulo Fonseca is available to listen to Sporting’s proposal, as it is his desire to return to Portugal, as well as to sign for the Alvalade club.
“There is a possibility (of contact). We will see. I really like this group, they are magnificent. Interest from Sporting? At the moment, everything is possible. I don’t know (if I will finish the season). Tomorrow, I will be there with the group. I really like working in France and I love the people at the club”, said the Lyon leader in the flash interview, speaking to Ligue 1+.
Talks with Sporting have been going on for a few days, with Paulo Fonseca being Frederico Varandas’ priority and the situation has been developing and moving towards a successful outcome, even though no contract has been signed so far, despite the French press considering the agreement as closed.
Rui Borges is no longer in charge of Sporting’s coach, with the Alvalade club announcing this Sunday night that it will “soon announce the new coach of the main football team.”
The Lions also announce that Tiago Fernandes will assume “with immediate effect, interim technical command” of the Lions team, leading training this Monday, which will take place from 10:30 am, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, to prepare for the match against Shakhtar, in which the current coach of team B will be in charge.
Old acquaintance from the I League could be in the pipeline to succeed Paulo Fonseca at Lyon
For Paulo Fonseca to leave the French club, the situation on Lyon’s side must always be taken into account when making the transition. For this position, which could become vacant in the coming days, there are two names that are starting to gain momentum.
On the one hand, L’Équipe is saying that Thiago Motta is one of the candidates to be the next coach of the French club, although, on the other hand, the newspaper A Bola is giving the name of Carlos Vicens as a possibility, given Jorge Mendes’ help in this process, with the former Sporting de Braga player being close to returning to active duty, shortly after leaving Pedreira.
