OL: Thiago Almada's transfer poses question

Banned from recruitment for next January by the DNCG, Olympique Lyonnais is nevertheless determined to bring in Thiago Almada. John Textor would have found a legal loophole to bring the Argentinian to the Rhône. But, can he really?

John Textor announced it several months ago: Thiago Almada will be in Lyon from January. A transfer confirmed in recent days by the Argentinian himself. This transfer would be a godsend for Olympique Lyonnais while Rayan Cherki is threatened with a departure. The Gone is an interesting market value to replenish the coffers of OL. Because if Lyon performs on a sporting level, its future is uncertain on a financial level. Sanctioned last November by the DNCG, the Rhone club risks administrative relegation to Ligue 2. The financial policeman of French Football also banned OL from recruiting in January. In this context, how can Thiago Almada come to Lyon?

Will Textor be allowed to register Almada?

John Textor intends to use the Eagle Football Group structure and the links uniting the different clubs making it up. The American often claims that Olympique Lyonnais is the real owner of Almada since the player's summer transfer for 20 million euros. According to Argentine journalist German Garcia Grova, Botafogo will lend the Argentine midfielder to OL without a purchase option. A gift to circumvent DNCG sanctions. But, the X account Football Hopes expresses serious doubts about the success of such an operation.

« I need your clarification: in theory, a recruitment ban pronounced by the DNCG aims at the absence of a financial transaction for a transfer, basically no paid transfer, but also the issuance of a license. How can Almada land at OL? », he writes. The management of the Almada case promises major headaches for members of the DNCG. OL's opponents in Ligue 1 will denounce an infringement of the transfer window rules. With its excesses and its tricks, timeshare has continued to cause controversy in France.