What if Laurent Blanc was the future coach of Olympique Lyonnais? It is not impossible at all. “I think regarding it”, admits in any case this Thursday Jean-Michel Aulas at the microphone.’Europe 1. In an interview with the radio, the president of OL continues his attachment to the former coach of PSG and world champion in 1998: “I had seen him at length in Russia for the 2018 World Cup and I had felt he possibly had this ability. “
But a year later, in October 2019, when the question arose of Sylvinho’s successor, dismissed from his post for insufficient results, Rudi Garcia was preferred to Blanc and Gourvennec. “At the time I was in solidarity with Juninho (Editor’s note: then sports director)”, recalled JMA.
But the situation has evolved especially since Juninho is no longer there. “White is a boy who has an incredible experience” insists the President of Lyon, speaking of White before ending his sentence with an enigmatic “do you ever know?” “. Impossible for the moment to know more: is it just a desire or are contacts already made between the world champion who is currently working in Qatar and the club?
The arrival of Blanc would in any case be a good way to revive an OL which is sailing in the soft underbelly of Ligue 1 to a too modest 11th place without any victory over the last five games.
Replacing Peter Bosz in the near future, it is certain that Aulas is thinking regarding it too: “Peter Bosz, it’s tough, continues Aulas. But there is no result to match. We said we continue until the end of February to see what that gives but in my mind, we are not going to put ourselves in danger. We won’t be stupid. “
One thing is certain, however: Jean-Michel Aulas will continue to lead Lyon’s affairs. He confirmed it on Europe 1: “I’m 72 years old, and I’m proud of it. I don’t feel like an old schnock, not at all. I take lots of initiatives, the mechanics work, the dynamism is still there. I will not leave without having brought a European Cup to Lyon. Even in the storm, we make sure to find the ingredients to continue investing in the medium term and get to where we need to go. “
