Jean-Michel Aulas at the end of the election of the new president of the LFP, September 10, 2020 in Paris.

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His reaction was expected.

The president of Lyon Jean-Michel Aulas, who often had words with Vincent Labrune when the latter was the boss of Olympique Marseille, invited the new president of the Professional Football League to "prove himself".

"Vincent will have to prove himself, it is true that it will not be easy for him, being elected with 45% of the votes", launched Aulas, supporter of the other candidate, the journalist Michel Denisot, at the end of the 'General meeting of professional clubs Thursday in Paris.

"I never forget, but I know how to be open to all skills"

The boss of the OL spoke of a “somewhat particular” electoral process which allowed Labrune to be appointed without an absolute majority: “There were a certain number of votes, we will say, organized in such a way that things are happening in a certain way, ”said the Lyon leader.

"This is a result that requires a lot of humility and the ability to overthrow the undecided and those who were not necessarily in this direction."

Relations between Aulas and Labrune, president of OM between 2011 and 2016, have always been fresh, especially since the evening of a stormy OM-OL during which the first had launched to the second the famous "You're a puppet. ".

“I never forget, but I know how to be completely open to all skills, all partnerships.

The League must work in perfect relation with the Federation, we will make sure that this operation is profitable for all football, because we need it ”, detailed Jean-Michel Aulas, member of the executive committee of the French Federation. (FFF), which will be renewed in March.

Denisot "was a chance"

Aulas, supporter of Michel Denisot, did not hide his "disappointment" in front of a vote "in the snatch".

“I found that Michel Denisot's candidacy was a chance for the League, because he is a straight man (…) Afterwards, the election of Vincent may allow us to move into another phase, innovation and change. can bring positive things ”.

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