Bruno Cheyrou will not be the next sporting director of Olympique Lyonnais, despite President Jean-Michel Aulas backing his candidacy. Majority shareholder John Dexter, unenthused by his job as head of recruitment, is busy with another track in England.
Olympique Lyonnais will further strengthen its organizational chart. After the arrival of Brazilian Sonny Andersen as an external consultant, the Rhône club had to appoint a sporting director. For Juninho’s former position, president Jean-Michel Alas praised the skills of his recruitment manager, Bruno Seiro, who was heavily criticized by supporters.
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” He doesn’t have a title yet. Contrary to what has been said, Bruno is extremely capableHe defended the identity boss in the columns of Le Monde. My wish is that he should take up the post of Sports Director. Apparently, John Dexter disagrees. The Daily Mail understands that the majority shareholder of Olympique Lyonnais will look for an external solution, and more precisely in England.
Revamp ex-Tottenham OL?
The American will be keen on Steve Hitchens, Tottenham’s former director of technical performance, who tendered his resignation last year following his displeasure with the arrival of general manager Fabio Paradisi. Free, the respected leader in the community has turned down a lot of proposals in recent months. From Newcastle to Everton, via Southampton and Celtic, they met with English refusal while waiting for the right plan.
Olympique Lyonnais could find the right arguments to lure someone familiar with English football for signing Luka Modric to Tottenham or Uruguayan Luis Suarez to Liverpool. That’s the ambition of John Dexter, who, like Jean-Michel Alas, wants to bring his club back to the top. But unlike the president, businessman Bruno Ceiro doesn’t believe he’s capable of pulling Leon up.
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