Queens Park Rangers manager Julien Stéphan could make a return to France’s top flight, as per a report from Mohamed Toubache-Ter.
Stéphan joined QPR at the start of the season. In his debut season at the London club, he has taken an average of 1.29 points per game in the EFL Championship. His side currently sit 14th. There is no prospect of relegation, but the play-offs are way out of reach.
And could it be the former Stade Rennais and RC Strasbourg Alsace manager’s only season at QPR? Perhaps so, Toubache-Ter understands. He reports that a Ligue 1 club is interested in hiring the Frenchman ahead of next season.
Toubache-Ter doesn’t specify the team interested in acquiring Stéphan’s services, but there are plenty of clubs that could be in the market for a new manager. Habib Beye’s position at Olympique de Marseille is becoming increasingly untenable; Carles Martínez Novell is expected to leave Toulouse FC; Olivier Pantaloni has already confirmed his impending departure from FC Lorient; whilst OGC Nice could also hire a new manager. Claude Puel is only at the club on an interim basis.
