Will come, won’t come? Eight months after his departure from the Spanish club Valencia, Gennaro Gattuso could find work in France. RMC Sport affirmed on Tuesday that the Italian coach had agreed to join Olympique Lyonnais, and thus take over from Laurent Blanc, who was laid off last weekend. But according to L’Équipe, Gattuso’s arrival on the banks of the Rhône is on hold.
The former AC Milan player “has not heard from OL for more than 24 hours,” reports L’Équipe. RMC already specified that “the definitive green light from John Textor” was missing. The Lyon president and majority shareholder of the club via Eagle Football continues to explore elsewhere. Christophe Galtier, dismissed by PSG this summer, would have refused the position. Same for Graham Potter (ex-Chelsea) and Oliver Glasner (ex-Wolfsburg and Frankfurt).
L’Équipe raises the hypothesis of “another foreign candidate” who, despite the rumors, would not be Frank Lampard, who passed through the benches of Chelsea and Everton. Lyon, bottom of Ligue 1 after four days, hosts Le Havre this Sunday (8:45 p.m.). Jean-François Vuillez temporarily succeeded Laurent Blanc, of whom he was deputy. He is supported by former players Jérémy Bréchet and Sonny Anderson.
