Lyon coach Bruno Genesio said it would be "an honour" to be succeeded by Jose Mourinho, with reports in France linking the former Manchester United manager with the Ligue 1 side.
Mourinho was sacked by Man Utd in December following a 3-1 defeat to bitter rivals Liverpool, leaving the club's top-four prospects looking bleak.
For a while he looked set to secure a return to Real Madrid, flirting with them at almost every given opportunity during a series of media appearances.