▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁player ' s ▁sh ir ts . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁June , ▁French ▁newspaper ▁L ' Equ ipe ▁reported ▁that ▁Olymp ique ▁Ly onna is ▁sport ing ▁director ▁Mar ino ▁Fac ci oli ▁would ▁depart ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁France ▁national ▁football ▁team . ▁The ▁report ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁Fac ci oli ▁was ▁new ▁manager ▁Laurent ▁Bl anc ' s ▁first - choice ▁for ▁the ▁position . ▁Two ▁hours ▁later , ▁Fac ci oli ▁denied ▁the ▁report ▁stating ▁that ▁no ▁agre ements ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁parties . ▁On ▁the ▁previous ▁day , ▁Lyon ▁confirmed ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Philippe ▁Sau ze ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁general ▁director . ▁Sau ze ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁American ▁company ▁Electron ic ▁Arts . ▁The ▁h iring ▁of ▁Sau ze ▁will ▁re defined ▁the ▁different ▁functions ▁of ▁several ▁direct ors ▁with ▁the ▁" possible ▁departure ▁of ▁Mar ino ▁Fac ci oli ▁to ▁the ▁France ▁team " ▁being ▁in ▁mind . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁June , ▁Lyon ▁confirmed ▁their ▁first ▁transfer ▁arrival ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁after ▁reaching ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁R ennes ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁Jimmy ▁B ri and . ▁The ▁transfer ▁fee ▁was ▁pr iced ▁at ▁€ 6   mill ion ▁and ▁B ri and ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁replace ▁Sid ney ▁G ov ou ▁who ▁depart ed ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁Greek ▁side ▁Pan ath ina ik os ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2