Paulo Fonseca has replaced Pierre Sage as Lyon head coach, the Ligue 1 side has announced. The Portuguese manager is officially back in Ligue 1 only months after leaving the French top-tier upon the

Lyon has confirmed the hiring of Paulo Fonseca as its new coach. Fonseca is replacing Pierre Sage, who was fired despite leading the French league club out of a crisis last season and having the team within reach of a Champions League place in this campaign.

Lyon will hire Paulo Fonseca as its new coach, a person with direct knowledge of the deal has told The Associated Press. The person requested anonymity because the deal has yet to be announced officially.

Former AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca will take over as coach of Ligue 1 side Lyon, the French club's owner told AFP on Tuesday."Barring the unexpected, yes, Paulo is going to be our next coach," said Lyon owner John Textor.