The current season is not very successful for Olympique Lyon, which we may not see at all in the European Cups in the upcoming competitions. The journalists “L’Equipe” gave an interesting behind-the-scenes view of what has been happening at the club in recent months.
Juninho Penambucano was responsible for the club’s summer changes. The Brazilian has been delighted on the pitch several times in the past. Now he will help Olympique in a different role.
It turns out that the Lyon team wanted to appoint Christophe Galtier as coach who led Lille to the exciting French championship. However, the coach decided not to accept this offer due to, among other things, Juninho. The cooperation with the Brazilian was criticized by former Lyon coach Rudi Garcia.
The former midfielder has had a huge impact on transfers. Because of him, he decided to remove his compatriot – Marcelo from the club. However, the reasons were not only sports.
The defender was removed in August from the first team and played only as a reserve. In the winter, his contract was terminated, and the football player found work in the ranks of Bordeaux.
L’Ecope reported that Juninho and Marcelo were not very sympathetic. Lyon’s sporting director at the time used a strange excuse to get rid of the player.
The former midfielder did not like that his younger compatriot… farted in the locker room and laughed at it with his teammates. This was one of the reasons for his expulsion from the club.
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