After leaving his position as sporting director in December 2021, Juninho will return to OL as an advisor to John Textor.
L’Olympique Lyonnais launches his revolution. After the catastrophic start to the season under Laurent Blanc and the failed stint of Fabio Grosso on the bench, the Lyonnais are preparing to welcome Pierre Sage as new interim coach.
Juninho makes his return
On the staff side, Juninho will make his comeback to the Rhone club. Having served as sports director between 2019 and 2022, the former Lyon player left on very bad terms with the club’s management but will indeed return. According to information from The Teamthe Brazilian will become the President’s advisor John Textor.
Juninho agreed to be an advisor to John Textor and Eagle Football. He could be at OL one week a month. And David Friio already works as sports director > https://t.co/OWFxlXGg86 pic.twitter.com/0FIsjw4Onl
— THE TEAM (@lequipe) November 30, 2023
Although he currently lives in Brazil in Rio, the former OL midfielder will be present in Lyon one week per month. For his part, Laurent Prud’hommeformer general director of The Teamshould occupy the same position in Lyon, while David Friio will become the new sports director.
