Appointed by John Textor as executive chairman of Olympique Lyonnais, Santiago Cucci will quickly be in charge of the Rhone club. And one of his first files obviously concerns the concern encountered by Lyon against the DNCG.
The National Management Control Department was no more convinced by OL’s accounts during the first visit than during the second. As a result, the sentence was brutal and irrevocable, as Denis Brogniart would say, the DNCG decided “an supervision of payroll and transfer allowances from Olympique Lyonnais. For the moment, the club have not yet decided whether to appeal this sanction, but according to Santiago Cucci, it is very likely. Recruited by John Textor to lead OL on a daily basis and therefore replace Jean-Michel Aulas, the man who was one of the bosses of the Levi’s brand was incisive when discussing with the press the decision of the financial control body. He admits that he does not understand why Lyon had been rejected and is surprised by the methods of the DNCG.
OL have arguments to appeal
OL has its executive president, the Aulas era is definitely over https://t.co/GGzuAj2gXo
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For Santiago Cucci, who has been working on this file for four weeks, the DNCG refuses to take into account the next sale of OL Reign and it is an aberration. ” We have very good reasons not to be as worried as them (…) We have a lot of potential buyers for the Reign, which we are forced to sell, and the last transaction of this type which serves as a reference in the American law was carried out in the amount of 48.7 million euros. That they count this future income for us as 100% nil, it is technically incomprehensible (…) “When I was boss of Levi Strauss, I managed 3.5 billion and 7000 people, so I am used to discussions around 60 million. I say this with modesty (…) Strangely, some facts were not taken into account. I don’t need the DNCG to properly manage my expenses and income. We plan to appeal “, Specifies the executive president of Olympique Lyonnais, who has until half of next week to confirm this call. Obviously, Santiago Cucci has something in common with Jean-Michel Aulas, he is rather incisive in nature. OL supporters will love this.
