The accounts are not good. Demoted to Ligue 2 as a precautionary measure a little over two months ago, Olympique Lyonnais will have to fill the huge hole to bring the accounts back into the green. Moreover, the Rhône club is prohibited from recruiting this winter. Since November 15, the president of the club, John Textor, has been trying to bring in money in order to convince the DNCG to reverse its decision. However, there is still a large sum to be made up for the American businessman.
A hole of 175 million to fill
Recently, the coffers of Olympique Lyonnais were able to replenish themselves. With the sales of Maxence Caqueret, Gift Orban and Jeffinho, OL were able to receive a check for 31 million euros. And it's not over yet. Indeed, the downsizing operation continues with the probable departure of Ernest Nuamah and Nemanja Matic. However, we are still very far from the goal. Indeed, according to the latest information from L'Équipe, John Textor will still have to make significant sales to make up the missing 175 million euros in order not to be relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the season. But the total of these big sales of money could soon arrive with in particular a check for 150 million after the imminent transfer of the lease of the Meyzieu training center. Will OL manage to save themselves? In any case, John Textor has a big mission to keep the club in the elite.
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To summarize
With its recent sales, Olympique Lyonnais was able to replenish its accounts in bright red. John Textor will have to find the missing money to keep the club in the elite at the end of the season. Big inflows of money could soon arrive from the Rhône side.
