OL announces 3 big changes

After beating ASSE on Sunday evening in the derby (1-0), OL took advantage of the break to work behind the scenes. Moreover, the residents of Groupama Stadium have formalized several important changes within its organization chart. “Olympique Lyonnais is proud to announce a decisive step in the transformation of its sports organization with the appointment of Matthieu Louis-Jean to the position of technical director, within a revamped sports unit. The new team will work in close collaboration with President John Textor and Laurent Prud'homme, general manager of Olympique Lyonnais (…) Under the leadership of President John Textor, Matthieu Louis-Jean joined OL during the summer 2023 as Director of Recruitment. He now takes the helm of a completely renewed unit, which will benefit from a significant strengthening of its resources, both human and material. Matthieu Louis-Jean will also continue to take care of recruitment, ensuring consistency. With solid experience in European Football, he has been able to build legitimacy within the club. Through his work internally, he contributed greatly to the professional team's performance last season in their quest for European qualification. In this major role, Matthieu Louis-Jean will be the driving force behind all initiatives linked to sporting performance in order to put excellence back at the heart of the project which should bring OL back to the top.”

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In addition, Les Gones have announced other new features. “Jean Sudres is appointed Director of Sports Administration. At the club for 14 years, he was the architect of numerous technical files, whether sporting, legal or disciplinary. Jean Sudres will consolidate our management team, guaranteeing effective management within Olympique Lyonnais. Matthieu Louis-Jean and Jean Sudres will be supported by Michael Gerlinger in his role as Director of Football at Eagle Football, who will continue to play a crucial role in our overall strategy, in conjunction with John Textor and Laurent Prud' man. This new organization will have the mission of coordinating the unit dedicated to recruitment and football administration which will bring together all the sports centers linked in particular to performance, data, medical and academy. Finally, the club is also happy to welcome Daniel Congré as sports coordinator. A former defender with nearly 500 professional matches to his credit, Daniel Congré will bring his playing experience. He will thus strengthen our technical supervision within the staff while ensuring the implementation of the sporting strategy with the players in collaboration with Pierre Sage. Olympique Lyonnais is happy to be able to project itself with determination towards the future, continuing to build a European club, competitive and deeply attached to its values.” Pleased with these changes, John Textor said: “I am extremely happy to see the Eagle Football project continue to take shape at Olympique Lyonnais. This new sporting organization will allow us to look to the future with rigor and determination by relying on the expertise of Matthieu and Michael assisted by the reinforcement of Daniel on the field side and Jean on all administrative and legal aspects. Together, they will be keen to bring OL back among the biggest in Europe.” We will first have to start with France…