FC Lyon to end 18-year partnership with OL | OneFootball

According to Le Progres, FC Lyon will on Thursday morning announce the end of its 18-year partnership with Olympique Lyonnais.

The move comes 18 months after AS Saint-Priest, then considered the metropolis's leading youth developer, cut its ties with OL to align with AS Monaco.

On that occasion, president Patrick Gonzalez was sharply critical of his club's larger neighbour, and it did not surprise anyone at Décines, given his pursuit of youngsters attending OL academy trials and his past collaboration with Saint-Etienne.

The forthcoming statement from another of the area's leading talent producers is likely to cause more of a stir.

That is despite FC Lyon president Patrice Réa and many around the club being ardent admirers of the seven-time French champions.

Source: Le Progres

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