In his responses on Sunday, Joseph Oughourlian also praised the qualities of Diego Lopez.“Having people like Diego Lopez, for example, in the sports management, who speaks five languages, who knows the championships, has travelled a lot, that will certainly help us. »
On June 3, at a press conference, the Lens president already indicated: “ I met him 6-7 years ago by chance when he was at LOSC. Arnaud and I were looking for a sporting director. We found him very dynamic, very good. He speaks five languages, expresses himself well. Last October, when we chose Fred Hébert as sporting director, we spent a lot of time with Diego who was my first choice, Arnaud chose Fred, Franck Haise preferred Fred. He came back into the discussions after Fred Hébert left and the strange Mike Mode episode » So here he is promoted.
Recruited to LOSC as a scout by Gérard Lopez (former owner of LOSC and now of the Girondins) in 2017, a networker, Diego Lopez – who was Admar Lopes’ right-hand man at Bordeaux (L2), where he coordinated scouting – is also close to Luis Campos. His year as sports director at Mouscron, then a partner of the Lille club, in 2020-2021, however, did not leave a great memory in Belgium.
General Manager Pierre Dréossi, who is very focused on sports, remains the guarantor of this sector and the manager of Diego Lopez.
