Team News: Tolisso decides to stay in Lyon and will serve as the new captain of Lyon in the new season

August 12th According to the "Team" report, 31-year-old French midfielder Toliso decided to stay in Lyon and he will serve as the new captain of Lyon in the new season.

As the last player to stay in the team among the core players trained by Lyon's youth training camp, Toliso will wear the captain's armband at the beginning of the new season. Unless an unexpected situation occurs, the 2018 World Cup winner will continue to stay in Lyon.

A few weeks ago, Toliso's beloved Lyon was on the verge of despair, and his friend Lacazette left the team freely after the contract expired. In this regard, Toliso has many questions about his future in the club, whether he should respond to the invitation from the Saudi League or have preliminary contact with Manchester United. The Red Devils were once very interested in the French midfielder.

These questions lingered in his mind for a long time, but as the summer preparations were positive and promising progress gradually faded. In the plan of coach Fonseca, Tolisso finds fun in the role of the leader, and the idea of leaving seems to have become far away. Firstly, it is because the club's senior management announced that he is not a seller, which is very rare in Lyon today, and secondly, it is because he is full of expectations for wearing the captain's armband in the new season.

In Fonseca's team, Tolisso's position is crucial. Moreover, he also helped new players and young players integrate into the team, and the Frenchman played an important role. Toliso hopes that the performance of the new season will be as good as last year (scoring seven goals and five assists in 32 games) as the 2026 World Cup is approaching and he still dreams of playing for the national team.