Paulo Fonseca is closer to going to Sporting (and does not come alone)

Lyon's coach is getting closer to being Sporting's new coach and there are already new details about who goes with Portuguese to Alvalade and who will stay in France.

02/11/2026
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O paulo Fonseca's future is getting closer and closer to being defined and Portuguese does not come alone to start commanding Sporting.

After a Sunday night in ‘Russian mountain’ mode, Lyon’s (yet) coach has already said goodbye to the squad and prepares to pack his suitcase and proceed to Alvalade.

According to the information collected by Sports to Minute, the Portuguese technician will bring almost the entire technical team to assist in Sporting, except one member, who will stay at Ligue 1.

This is Jorge Maciel, who will actually stay in Lyon, so as to serve as interim coach until the French emblem finds a suitable replacement for Paulo Fonseca.

In this way, Paulo Fonseca will be accompanied by Paulo Ferreira (adjunct trainer), António Ferreira (network trainer), Paulo Mourão (physical preparer) and Nelson Duarte (analyst), to begin in the coming days his journey in Sporting.

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