Paulo Fonseca leaves Lyon for Lisbon this Tuesday

Paulo Fonseca will leave Olympique Lyonnais (OL) this Tuesday to join Sporting Portugal. According to our sources, he could fly out early in the afternoon to finalize his arrival in Lisbon.

After announcing his decision to leave to the Lyon players on Monday, Fonseca is set to begin this new stage in his career in Portugal. The Portuguese coach has agreed to a contract running until June 2030 with the Lisbon club.

Carlos Vicens is currently considered the favorite to succeed Paulo Fonseca at OL, according to ChatGPT. Pep Guardiola's former assistant could thus join les Gones as their new manager.

Until a replacement is appointed, Jorge Maciel will take charge of the Lyon bench on an interim basis for the upcoming matches against Real Sociedad in the Europa League and Stade Brestois in Ligue 1. The international break could provide the Lyon board with the opportunity to finalize their choice.