Good news, Olympique Lyonnais now knows what to do to stay in Ligue 1! Released in Ligue 2 by the DNCG because of the financial difficulties it encounters, the Rhone club then decided to appeal the decision.
Pending judgment, a major change took place at the head of OL. After failing his mission, John Textor decided to withdraw from the club's administrative council and gave way to Michele Kang, president of the women's team, very recently renamed Ol Lyonne.
Led by its new president, the Gones know more about the reasons that motivated the DNCG to demo it in League 2. as indicated by The teamthe French football gendarme sent a letter to OL to explain its decision. We learn that a sum of 70 million euros, placed in a single account, is necessary in order to convince the DNCG to leave the residents of the Groupam Stadium evolving in Ligue 1.
OL threatened by UEFA
While the final verdict should be rendered by the DNCG in next week, there is not much time at Olympique Lyonnais to find the necessary liquidity. Even if OL has formalized sales of Said Benrahma and Johann Lepenant, respectively loaned during the season to Neom FC and FC Nantes, this should not be enough to obtain the still necessary 70 million.
In addition, the club finds itself in a particularly delicate situation. While an agreement had been reached with UEFA to allow the Rhodanians to compete in the Europa League after having signed an agreement with the club's financial control body, the Lyon club may be excluded from the C3 by the European football body if the situation is not settled with the DNCG.
