Paulo Fonseca left Lille open at the end of the season. In the press conference after the 2-2 draw against Nice on Sunday, the Portuguese coach said that he would meet with the French club’s management to determine his future.
“The organization of the pre-season will be different with or without me, we will see. I will speak with the president in the next few days. We will have a meeting to talk about it and next week will be decisive.” For my future,” Paulo Fonseca began to say.
The 51-year-old coach also left words of thanks to the media, and for the mutual respect he showed throughout the season.
He added, “My French is not good today. I don’t know what will happen, but I want to thank you for your work and for the respect we showed each other. It was a pleasure.”
Given these statements, the journalists present wondered whether this was a farewell, something Paulo Fonseca did not clarify.
“Goodbye? No, no! I would like to say goodbye to this season, but we’ll see. As I said, my French is not good today. (Laughs)”, said the Portuguese.
Paulo Fonseca’s future remains uncertain, but could include his departure; The Portuguese coach was appointed to the technical leadership of Milan, as was Sergio Conceicao, from Porto.
In his career, Paulo Fonseca coached Pacos de Ferreira, FC Porto, Braga, later went to Ukraine where he coached Shakthar Donetsk, and later to Italy to manage Roma, the last club before heading to Lille.
(News updated)
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