The Eagle Football Group, formerly OL Groupe and majority shareholder of OL, is plagued by colossal debt. A significant debt which even led the DNCG to pronounce a precautionary demotion of the club to Ligue 2 at the end of this season if it is not repaid. To bridge this gap, John Textor must sell and not just a little. Thus, the winter transfer window has barely been open for two days before Lyon have already recorded the departure of a player, who will not have made an impression within the Rhone club…
Arriving last January in the Rhône for a check for 14 million euros, the young Nigerian striker Gift Orban will never have really confirmed the expectations placed on him and according to information from Fabrizio RomanoOL and the Hoffenheim club would have reached an agreement this Wednesday for the transfer of the player.
A sale for 12 million euros
For his part, The Team specifies that this transaction would bring in around €12 million (bonus included) for the club led by John Textor, thus marking only the start of the downsizing operation.
With financial guarantees to be found by June, the Lyon club's winter transfer window promises to be very eventful in terms of departures…
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