OL – TFC: why did the Toulouse club lodge a complaint against the presence of Thiago Almada on Saturday evening?

Will TFC cause Olympique Lyonnais to lose a point? This is one of the objectives targeted by the Haut-Garonnais club, which, according to information from RMC Sport which we are able to confirm, filed, before the start of its match at Parc-OL on Saturday evening (0- 0), a protest to contest the presence on the match sheet of Thiago Almada. Presented to the Rhone public in the minutes preceding the match, the 23-year-old Argentinian signed on January 15 for Olympique Lyonnais, although the club chaired by John Textor was banned from recruitment by the DNCG, a decision confirmed on appeal by the appeals committee of the French football police, no later than January 10.

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Arriving from the Brazilian club Botafogo, which John Textor also owns via his company Eagle Group, Thiago Almada signed with Lyon in the form of a free loan until June 2025. If the movement was validated by the DNCG, it necessarily raises the question of multi-ownership in football, and of this loophole exploited by OL to strengthen itself despite the sanctions pronounced against it.

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The LFP competitions commission will now take up the TFC’s request and rule in the coming days. If Damien Comolli and Toulouse win their case, which seems unlikely since Almada’s presence on the match sheet had been authorized by the LFP, according to the regulations, Olympique Lyonnais could be sanctioned by a lost match , while the Violets would recover the three points of victory.