Laszlo Bölöni, coach of Metz, did not wish to answer questions about his future on the Lorraine bench, Sunday after the team’s relegation to Ligue 2. Under contract until 2025, he avoided the subject which will be will soon be discussed with his management.
A year after its return to Ligue 1, Metz will return to the lower level next season. The Grenats conceded the draw against Saint-Etienne (2-2, ap) on Sunday, synonymous with relegation a few days after losing the first leg in Forez (2-1). This scenario obviously affected Laszlo Bölöni, the Lorraine coach. Asked about the continuation of his adventure on the Metz bench, the coach refused to answer several times after the meeting.
“We have things to settle, appointments to make”
“I spoke with my wife,” he said at a press conference in comments reported by L’Equipe. “I asked her to buy me a box of whiskey. I’m going to get out some ice. I know what you want to hear from me. But don’t touch that subject, because you’re hurting me with this. Of course I’m going to talk to my managers. We have things to settle, appointments to make.”
According to the daily, the Romanian technician should not continue the adventure even if he still has one year left on his contract with the club which he joined in 2022, and which he had helped to bring up in 2023. Bölöni said also evaded the subject with the broadcasters of the meeting. “I wish you a good holiday,” he said on Amazon Prime Video when asked on the subject. No more success on beIN Sports. “I’m going to go on vacation, and we’ll see,” he said.
Change will take place this summer in Lorraine with the departure of sports director, Pierre Dréossi, to join Lens, where he will take over as general manager from Arnaud Pouille. The main interested party confirmed his change of club on Sunday before the kick-off of the play-off. His arrival will be made official this Monday.
