Paulo Fonseca offered contract until 2030 for Sporting move

Paulo Fonseca is preparing to leave Lyon and return to Portugal to take charge of Lisbon club Sporting.

The proposed move comes as Lyon sit third in Ligue 1, just three points behind Paris Saint-Germain. Fonseca’s side have also just recorded a 2-0 victory over Angers.

The coach has spent almost 10 years working abroad but is understood to have decided to return to his home country. Reports say Sporting have offered him a contract running until 2030.

Lyon are expected to receive compensation of about five million euros as part of the agreement, according to derbyderbyderby.it.

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