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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Forgotten Liverpool signing dubbed 'next Zinedine Zidane' set for top job in Ligue 1

Ex-Liverpool star Bruno Cheyrou is set to become Lyon's sporting director after working his way up through the Ligue 1 club's ranks.

Cheyrou, 44, is currently working as Lyon's head of recruitment but will receive a promotion after club icon Juninho Pernambucano quit as sporting director in 2021. The position has remained vacant since, but Cheyrou is now expected to step into the role.

Liverpool fans will remember Cheyrou for the 48 games he played under legendary boss Gerard Houllier between 2002 and 2004. The France international was once dubbed the 'next Zinedine Zidane' but never managed to fulfil his potential as a midfielder.

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