President of Olympique Lyonnais between 1987 and 2023, Jean-Michel Aulas did not retire. On the contrary, the businessman plans to present himself to the municipal elections in his city of heart.

In March 2026, he could therefore be a candidate to become the mayor of Lyon. “I will always be a lover of Lyon, this city must remain the most beautiful in the world. A candidacy? I think about it, of course. The requests, to my surprise, are very numerous, and come from all sides, from merchants to politicians, including entrepreneurs, young people. In Lyon, we must be able to do better, and sometimes I have the impression that it goes in all directions. A city must be at the service of all citizens ”, entrusted to
Figaro the one that was classified in 2021 by France Football Best president of the history of French football.

Aulas and Lyon is for life

The policy of the current mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet (EELV), is often criticized by Jean-Michel Aulas on social networks.
“I could have left Lyon for a lot of reasons, especially economic, yet I never did, Ensures the native of the treesle. I am Lyonnais of origin, I studied in Lyon, I created my first companies here, how do you want me to close the door in Lyon? Today, the universe of possibilities opens up to me: directly or indirectly, at the simple help with very concrete advice, we will see. »»

For several weeks, “JMA” openly has criticized elected Rhodanian environmentalists. Last weekend, he even established a direct link between work on Felix-Faure avenue and a fatal accident touching two men with scooters.