Head coach G. Houllier leaves "Lyon" © EuroFootball.com

Gerard Houllier announced his resignation from the position of head coach of the team on Friday, despite the fact that the club won the French championship without much difficulty for two consecutive seasons.

Rumors that the specialist might leave and would like to go to England have been circulating for a long time, but at first G.Houllier himself denied it.

It is said that he was one of the main contenders to coach . Now the Frenchman is associated with the possibility of taking over the still vacant position.

It is worth noting that despite their dominance in France, Lyon's footballers were unable to achieve particularly good results in the UEFA Champions League. This is also one of the reasons why G.Houllier decided to step down.

Having successfully worked in clubs such as , , and having managed the French national team, the coach should not remain unemployed for long.