Threatened with administrative relegation by the DNCG, Olympique Lyonnais could be forced to sell players, including Rayan Cherki. A potential departure validated by Raymond Domenech.
John Textor may have claimed in the media that the financial health of Olympique Lyonnais was anything but bad, this opinion was not shared by the DNCG. The financial policeman of French football asked the boss of the Rhone club to ensure that OL's accounts do not end up in the red at the end of the season, under penalty of administrative relegation. Lyon may therefore have to sell some of its best players, including Rayan Cherki. A hypothesis validated by Raymond Domenech.
The former Lyon player now a consultant for the channel
The Team said Wednesday. “They need to find a hundred million, so we have to sell. They have a market value at the moment, it's Cherki. We don't know what will happen next, we might as well take advantage of it when it's good. » A sales proposal, but also a little dig from Raymond Domenech to the international Espoir whose last months with OL have nevertheless been very encouraging.
Mandatory sale, according to Domenech
And the fleeting coach of FC Nantes continued:
“We saw the time it took him to get in a few good periods. I hope for OL that he continues, but if there is a time to sell him, it is now, in January. » Raymond Domenech was also worried about the future of the Lyon club. “OL's current problem is more financial than sporting. If they don't have the money they need, relegation could be on the horizon. Last year it almost happened sportingly, this year it was administratively. »
In conclusion, the former Blues coach repeated his advice to John Textor: “Yes, we have to sell it. You have to sell it at the best possible price. What they did with others, Barcola. […] They are in this infernal chain which means that they have to sell. They can't do otherwise. » Rayan Cherki's current value is estimated at twenty million euros.
