The golden destiny of Pierre Sage had a major drawback for OL since the training center lost its director. Since then, this structure has been managed by several people. A relative of Matthieu Louis-Jean is expected to fill the vacant position.
If Olympique Lyonnais has gained stability on the field, this is not really the case in the offices. Indeed, there have been numerous changes in recent weeks after the sidelining of sports director David Friio. The former Marseille player has not been officially replaced. However, Matthieu Louis-Jean became technical director of OL. Arriving in the Rhône as a recruiter, the former Premier League player is unofficially the new boss of the athlete. This can be seen in the OL organization chart.
Mathieu Secklinger at the head of the academy
As revealed The TeamLouis-Jean will place a trusted man at the head of the academy. This is Mathieu Secklinger (39 years old), also a former recruiter who worked for Nancy, Manchester United and Olympique de Marseille. Assisting Johann Louvel, he will become deputy director of the academy from 2025, using his qualities to recruit new talents for the youth teams. He replaces Fabien Caballero in this position, recently recruited by Nice after replacing Pierre Sage. Secklinger could also benefit from occasional help from Gérard Bonneau, historic recruiter of the Lyon training center for more than 20 years.
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