Fonseca leaves Lyon to become Sporting coach
Lyon said the move was unexpected and mid-season, with Jorge Maciel taking over temporarily as Sporting pursue major silverware.
- On Wednesday, Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca was appointed manager of Sporting after more than a year and a half in charge of Olympique Lyonnais, the French side announced.
- Sporting initiated discussions on Sunday to replace Rui Borges with the 53-year-old manager, agreeing to pay €5 million to terminate Fonseca's contract with Lyon.
- Lyon expressed they "deeply regret" this "unexpected decision," particularly given "its timing in the middle of the season," while former assistant Jorge Maciel takes interim charge.
- Sporting currently sits sixth in the Champions League standings with nine points and third in Liga Portugal, positioning Fonseca to lead a competitive squad mid-campaign.
- Lyon sits 12th in the Europa League and third in Ligue 1, facing transition during the season as the French side searches for a permanent successor to Fonseca.
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The Portuguese coach, Paolo Fonseca, left Leon's ranks to join the Sporting Club, in exchange for a financial compensation of 5 million euros ($5.6 million), as announced by the French Club. The 53-year-old coach who took up his duties in Lyon on 31 January 2025 was the successor to the Bayar Sage, tied to a contract with the Club until 30 June 2027. While Leon thanked the Portuguese coach for his dedication to the work, at the same time he expr…
The Portuguese mentor decided to leave France for a long-term project in Lisbon.
Lyon coach Fonseca follows his heart to Sporting Lisbon
Fonseca, 53, joined Lyon in January 2025 as a replacement for Pierre Sage and had been under contract until the end of this season. "Paulo came to see me last week to say that he had received an offer from Sporting and had accepted it, explaining that it was a choice of the heart as it is his boyhood club," Lyon sporting director Matthieu Louis-Jean told AFP. "I wasn't expecting this at all. I tried to understand his reasons, but it quickly bec…
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