Media365 editorial team, published on Sunday January 5, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.
Banned from recruitment this winter and relegated as a precautionary measure at the end of the season, OL would have appealed the sanctions imposed by the DNCG before the holidays.
Will Olympique Lyonnais be able to recruit and above all avoid a large wave of departures this winter? While the Rhone club has just let Jeffinho and Gift Orban slip away in recent days, while an offer of 21 million euros from Galatasaray for Georges Mikautadze has just been rejected and its creator Ryan Cherki is particularly followed across the In Europe, the management of Les Gones reportedly tried at the end of December to have the heavy sanctions he suffered last November canceled.
In any case, this is what is stated The Team this Sunday, the newspaper stating that OL and its owner Jonh Textor wish “prove that their projections were reasonable“on the financial aspect. Their arguments? The injection”of 100 million euros promised before the introduction of Eagle on the American stock exchange (IPO)“, writes the sports daily, the contribution of the sales mentioned by Jeffinho and Orban, the departure of the important salary of Antony Lopes (left for Nantes) or the important sales to come on the side of… Botafogo, club Brazilian which the American businessman also owns.
Staying competitive with a view to C1
And to find out if the plea will have a positive impact on the club's situation, the management of Olympique Lyonnais, still according to The Teamwill be heard in five days, on Friday January 10, by the legal commission of the FFF, the body responsible for managing appeals.
Winner on Saturday evening of Montpellier in Ligue 1 (1-0), OL have in any case, on a sporting level, moved closer to the top 4 qualifying for the next Champions League. Alexandre Lacazette's partners currently have the same number of points as Losc (4th), with a less goal difference, and succeeding in returning to the prestigious European competition will undoubtedly require the stabilization of a competitive squad. Under penalty of confirming a precarious financial situation.
