Régis le Bris will not be the coach of FC Lorient next season, in Ligue 2. According to information from the newspaper West France et The teamOlivier Pantaloni should succeed him.
The relegation of FC Lorient to Ligue 2 will have sealed the future of Régis le Bris au FC Lorient. The coach, who won over with his playing ideas during the 2022-2023 season, will leave (negotiations have been going on for a few weeks), since the Merlus have already found his replacement. According to Ouest-France and L’Equipe, Olivier Pants is well on his way to becoming the future coach of Lorient. The latter should sign a contract for a period of two years, i.e. until June 2026with the Morbihan club and its number one objective will be to move up the FCL in Ligue 1 as quickly as possible.
The Corsican knows this type of mission well, since he had allowed theAC Ajaccio to return to the elite in 2021. The 57-year-old coach, under contract until 2025 with the ACA, also has good experience in Ligue 2, he who also went through the Tours FC. He was in particular in competition with Bruno Irles (ex Troyes) and Stéphane Le Mignan (ex Guingamp) to sit on the Lorient bench. For his part, Yannick Cahuzacwho was Bris’ deputy, should remain in post, as will Pierre Bazinphysical trainer, who worked under Pantaloni in Ajaccio.
