Expected again by the DNCG on Tuesday, Gérard Lopez has reason to worry. The president and owner of the Girondins will present high figures likely to alert the financial policeman.
Bordeaux and its supporters will tremble again. This Tuesday, the Aquitaine club will appear before the DNCG with reasons to worry. To begin with, the president and owner Gérard Lopez will present a high payroll for a simple resident of National 2. The Girondins have a squad with 29 players under federal contracts. Including the bonuses granted to certain players, including English striker Andy Carroll, the gross payroll can reach 800,000 euros for the season.
It could even exceed a million euros depending on the results and victory bonuses. All without counting the possible income of Safouane Karim and Djibril Diaw, two players whose licenses have not yet been validated, and who would add 60,000 gross. As for coach Bruno Irles, paid 5,000 euros gross monthly, his technical staff as well as the retained employees would increase the annual payroll by around 500,000 euros including expenses.
Bordeaux is not out of the woods
Gérard Lopez had undoubtedly foreseen all these additions, he who had nevertheless forgotten to take into account the 3.6 million euros to be paid to dismissed employees as part of the job protection plan (PSE). In total, the Foot Amateur media estimates the payroll between 5.3 and 5.6 million euros, on a budget announced at 8 million euros for the season. There is no doubt that the DNCG will carefully analyze all this data. If Gérard Lopez fails to reassure the financial policeman, Bordeaux could be exposed to a demotion as a precautionary measure. Or a points penalty while the Navy and White are well back in the race for the climb.
