The DNCG is considering 1.2 billion euros in losses for French football!

The DNCG is sounding the alarm to save French football. During a board meeting which took place in November, the French football policeman announced that according to his forecasts, the debt of French football should amount to 1.2 billion euros, only for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs. To justify this deficit, the boss of the DNCG Jean-Marc Mickeler mentioned the fact that “French professional clubs do not generate as much operating income as their counterparts in other major leagues, but they benefit from a business model focused on developing and selling talent, which is crucial to their financial viability. In this context, cost control and the sale of players are two essential conditions for balancing the model, which has been particularly tested in recent years.

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An observation which will not help the sporting competitiveness of the championship, especially since to balance this deficit, the DNCG hopes that the clubs will show themselves skilful in the transfer window to sell their most “bankable” elements. This economic situation is not helped by the collapse of revenues linked to television rights, due in particular to poor negotiation which caused the price to be revised downwards, and the move to 18 clubs, which generates less match revenue. for clubs. The situation is getting worse than ever…