FORMER Borussia Dortmund manager Lucien Favre is being touted to take over at Lyon at the end of the season.
Current Lyon boss Rudi Garcia is out of contract this summer and his future at the club remains unclear.
Favre could well end up becoming the next Lyon managerCredit: Getty – Pool
Lyon have impressed this season and are still in with a chance of winning Ligue 1.
Garcia’s team are just three points off table toppers Lille and one point behind defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.
But, according to Le 10 Sport, Favre is being talked up as a potential replacement at the end of the campaign.
Swiss coach Favre was sacked by Dortmund in December following their 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Stuttgart.
The 63-year-old, who joined in May 2018, had guided Dortmund into the Champions League knock-out stages after finishing top of their group.
But poor domestic form had put him under pressure and he eventually succumbed.
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He was dismissed of his duties by the Bundesliga side when they sat fifth in the German top flight.
Among the other clubs he has managed are Hertha Berlin, Borussia Monchengladbach and Nice.
Although Favre is being touted as a contender for the Lyon job, there is no indication he has been approached by the club.
Other names who have been mentioned along with Favre are Brest boss Olivier Dall’Oglio and former Nice coach Patrick Vieira.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
