Fonseca leaves Lyon, pays 5 million for early termination

Paulo Fonseca officially leaves Lyon and joins the Sporting Lisbon bench.

The Portuguese coach, formerly of Lille and Milan among others, has in fact terminated early the contract that tied him until June 2027 to the club in the top flight of the French championship and for this he will have to pay compensation of 5 million euros to Lyon.

Fonseca appeared in tears after the win against Angers on Sunday, thinking about his imminent move to Portugal.

"The management has taken note of Paulo Fonseca's decision and has already taken steps to identify his successor - the club writes in a note -. The search will be oriented towards a profile capable of guaranteeing the continuity of the sporting project, based on principles and quality standards similar to those developed in recent months".

The change comes with Lyon currently third in the table with 17 points after nine matchdays.

Tomorrow the team is expected to play against Real Sociedad for the fourth day of the Europa League, while on Sunday they will face Brest in the championship.

For both matches, the team will be led by Jorge Maciel, the deputy of the now former Fonseca.