Having managed to pull Olympique Lyonnais out of the relegation zone, Pierre Sage is still waiting to find out more about his long career at OL. But John Textor has a gift for him.
In just a few weeks, Pierre Sage has become Lyon’s social media god, the director of the OL academy has shown qualities that have allowed the Rhône players to rediscover some qualities. Whether Laurent Blanc, who had never won at Lyon, or even worse, Fabio Grosso, who everyone has already forgotten, the boss is now Pierre Sage. Except that the latter knew several times that if he was satisfied to lead Olympique Lyonnais, his long-term career was not entirely sealed, especially since he does not have the mandatory title to be on the bench of a Ligue 1 team and that John Textor will have to agree to pay the fines. However, Olympique et Lyonnais claim that the American owner has made the decision to turn his back on Jorge Sampaoli and Bruno Genesio for good. Pierre Sage will be OL’s coach until June 2024, and John Textor is convinced that he has made the right decision regardless.
And according to the Lyon media, Pierre Sage has not only been shown in his position until the end of the season, but the head of the OL Groupe has also agreed that two more people will join the team formed by the current coach. This will allow OL to start the year 2024 in war order, especially if the €50 million transfer window helps deliver on their promises. Meanwhile, John Textor will still have one issue to sort out: the departure of Fabio Grosso. , because to this day the Italian coach still has a contract with Lyon and the club will have to pay him his salary. But this is obviously none of Pierre Sage’s business, who now knows that he can settle in for the long term and get his ideas until the end of the season. And why not more?
Please allow javascript in your browser.