Potter likes trouble: After Chelsea he is thinking of going to Lyon

Perhaps the move to Chelsea was not the best decision for Graham Potter, but he filled his pockets well in London (received 15,000,000 euros upon leaving) and is now ready for a new challenge. He was linked with the bench of Nice, but the negotiations did not materialize, but it seems that France is his destiny. As reported by 'L'Equipe', Potter is a great desire of Olympique Lyonnais, who are thinking a lot about sacking Laurent Blanc after a bad start to the season and a heavy defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the previous round of Ligue 1 (1:4).

Allegedly, Blanc was given an ultimatum before the game with Parisians, which read that he would be sacked if he loses the game. Of course, he failed to achieve the feat after just one point in the first three rounds and his team is stuck at the bottom of the table with a goal difference of 3:10 after four games. This reports seems a bit odd anyway, as a tam as weak as Lyon surely cannot be expected to win against PSG. That's why the owner of the French club, John Textor started to search for a new coach and had a conversation with the former strategist of Brighton and Chelsea, and according to local media, the English expert likes the idea of ​​continuing his career on the bench of Lyon. It could be a good match. Potter had excellent results in Brighton, worked brilliantly with young players, and Lyon's idea is clear to affirm talented footballers and achieve the best possible results. In the past, Lyon has been well known as the club which produced numerous stars of European and world football, and the last big thing from Lyon's facility is the talented Bradley Barkola, for whom PSG paid 45,000,000 euros during the transfer window.

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However, it is also clear that Potter would face a rather complicated situation at the club. The fans lined up the players in front of the stands after a loss to PSG.

"To you, the OL squad of 2023/24. The message is addressed to those who claim to be leaders in the locker room. The message is clear: they no longer have the right to stay silent. You are the ones wearing the OL jersey. Others before you have worn and purified this jersey by giving everything for it. You don't have the right to tarnish it! Now that the transfer window is closed, the squad is here, and we only ask one thing: to be by your side. But you have to deserve it".

Lyon changed the team significantly this summer, brought in nine new players, but spent less than 20,000,000 euros for their services, although they collected about 110,000,000 euros from sales. Potter would get a team that he did not select, which makes the job even more difficult, so he would accept an extraordinary challenge in France, which according to the media is not a problem for him.