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Lyon expected to allow manager Sonia Bompastor to discuss Chelsea switch

15-Feb-2024 10:54:33 | Guardian

• Bompastor is Chelsea’s top target to replace Emma Hayes
• Lyon likely to demand significant compensation for Bompastor

Lyon are expected to allow their head coach, Sonia Bompastor, to discuss a potential move to Chelsea after the Women’s Super League leaders made contact with the French club as they step up attempts to replace Emma Hayes next season.

Bompastor, a 43-year-old former midfielder who won 156 caps for France, led Lyon to the Champions League title in 2022 and has been identified as the leading candidate to take over when Hayes leaves at the end of this campaign to become the head coach of the USA women’s national team.