Since his departure from PSG in 2016, the former 1998 world champion and former coach of the Blues, had no longer led to Ligue 1. He returned to Lyon, club in great difficulty.
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Since his forced departure from Paris Saint-Germain in 2016, Laurent Blanc was a bit like the Arlesian of French football. Often expected, often announced, we never saw the tip of the nose as the Alesian did not seem to be pressing to reconnect with the high level. In December 2020, he was well released from his chosen inactivity and his passion for golf by signing at the Qatari club in Al-Rayyan. He had been dismissed in February 2022 on a failure: no title won. Since then, the taciturn ex-central defenseman of the Blues, 1998 world champion, had informed publicly of his desire to find a club.
This is now done since “the president” – his nickname during his years of footballer – accepted the proposal of another president, that of Olympique Lyonnais. To replace Peter Bosz, dismissed, Jean-Michel Aulas chose Laurent Blanc, who joins the Rhône for two seasons, plus one optional. “This decision was made to give Olympique Lyonnais a very ambitious dimension for the future, both on the French and continental scene,” explains OL, Sunday October 9, in a press release .
Two wishes finally met, since in 2019 the Lyon boss had already thought of white, after the dismissal of the Brazilian Sylvinho. In January 2022, Aulas confirmed it during an interview with Europe 1: “Yes, I think about it. He is a boy who has incomparable experience. I had seen him in Russia for a long time during the World Cup . I had felt this ability with him.
It must be said that Laurent Blanc is typically a “Aulasso-compatible” choice. The OL leader appreciates the man’s personality and the classic coach profile. As a bonus, Blanc displays an eloquent record: a double with Bordeaux in 2009 then three other champion titles, three French Cups and three League Cups with PSG in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
” In Paris, I said to myself: “You have nothing to lose” “
In an interview, which will be broadcast on Tuesday, but of which Bein Sports broadcast, on Sunday, an extract, white answered a sound “yes” and decided to know if he felt ready to take over from the service .
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After a first successful experience in Gironde, the young coach had been debauched in May 2010, against compensation of 2 million euros, by the French Football Federation (FFF), anxious to find a successor to Raymond Domenech. Knysna’s fiasco occurred a month later at the South African World Cup, and it was a French team that Laurent Blanc was going to recover.
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