Paulo Fonseca will continue as the head coach of French Lille next season. Fonseca, who previously led Shakhtar Donetsk, has managed Lille since July 2020. Rumors had previously circulated that the Portuguese specialist might leave the club, with interest from Nice, Marseille, and English West Ham. However, Fonseca has now confirmed that he will remain at Lille, with his contract running until June 2024. Under his leadership, Lille has played 37 games, scored 66 points, and is currently fourth in the Ligue 1 standings. The team will gain access to the Europa League group stage if they win their upcoming match against Troyes.
Portuguese specialist Paulo Fonseca, who previously led Shakhtar Donetsk, will continue as head coach of French Lille next season.
Paulo Fonseca took charge of French side Lille in July last year. In the spring there were rumors that the former coach of Shakhtar might leave his post. Nice, Marseille and English West Ham were previously interested in the Portuguese specialist.
Ahead of the French championship final, where Lille will play away to Troyes, Fonseca said that he had already made up his mind about his future and would remain at the club.
“We will continue next season,” the RMC Sport website quoted Paulo as replying to a question about his possible departure from Lille.
We previously reported on Fonseca’s conflict with Lille President Olivier Letan, who was rumored to be interfering with the Portuguese mentor’s work.
Paulo Fonseca, photo: Getty Images
- Fonseca, 50, managed Shakhtar from 2016 to 2019 and led the team to three national championship gold medals, as well as three Ukrainian Cups and one Super Cup with him.
- Lille, under the leadership of Fonseca, has played 37 games, scored 66 points and is fourth in the Ligue 1 standings.
- The Portuguese mentor team will gain access to the Europa League group stage if they win the away match of the 38th round of the French championship against Troyes, which will take place on June 3 and will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.
- Fonseca’s contract with Lille runs until June 2024.
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Ligue 1 standings
| # | The team | me | INSIDE | N | P | M | ABOUT | Latest 5 games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PSG | 37 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 87:37 | 85 | |
| 2. | Lance | 37 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 65:28 | 81 | |
| 3. | Marcel | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 67:39 | 73 | |
| 4. | Lille | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 64:43 | 66 | |
| 5. | Rennes | 37 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 67:38 | 65 | |
| 6. | Monaco | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 69:56 | 65 | |
| 7. | Lyon | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 64:44 | 62 | |
| 8. | Clermont | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 42:47 | 56 | |
| 9. | good | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 45:36 | 55 | |
| 10. | Lorient | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 50:52 | 52 | |
| 11. | Reims | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 44:42 | 51 | |
| 12. | Montpellier | 37 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 62:61 | 47 | |
| 13. | Toulouse | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 49:56 | 45 | |
| 14. | Brest | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 43:52 | 44 | |
| 15. | Strasbourg | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 50:57 | 40 | |
| 16. | Auxerre | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34:60 | 35 | |
| 17. | Nantes | 37 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 36:55 | 33 | |
| 18. | poison | 37 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 44:80 | 23 | |
| 19. | Ajaccio | 37 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22:74 | 23 | |
| 20. | Angel | 37 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 33:80 | 18 |
