Last month, Olympique Lyonnais announced Gerard Houllier would be joining the club as "Outside Counsel" from September 1.
It wasn't entirely clear what this meant for Houllier's future at Red Bull Global Soccer, where he holds the title of Global Sports Director. In an interview with Sports 1, RB Leipzig's Sporting Director (a title that undersells his influence over the RB Global Soccer set-up), Ralf Rangnick, sought to eliminate any confusion over Houllier's status at Red Bull:
It is important to clarify: He knows the president of Lyon and when asks him something, he gives him maybe a little tip But there from an official appointment can be no question.