Olympique Lyonnais and its supporters can blow, the club remains in Ligue 1.. This is indeed what was decided by the DNCG at the appeal meeting which took place this Wednesday at the FFF headquarters.
While the gendarme of French football had, in the first place, decided to demarize the seven -time champion of France, the Higher Commission of Appeal of the FFF returned to its decision after Olympique Lyonnais was able to present the 200 million euros requested in order to be able to remain in the elite. But this change of decision has a price!
The Rhone training must supervise its payroll and its transfer allowances. As a result, the League will have a right of gaze and will be able to ensure that the next contracts signed will not put the club's economic situation in difficulty. This implies that the Gones will not be completely free during the transfer window. OL will have to recruit players with wages that will not endanger the club's finances.
The sporting future of OL threatened?
Only here, the situation raises the worst for OL. While the club is preparing to compete in the Europa League this season, the wage bill supervision, which also implies a reduced choice for potential future recruits, can come and complicate the club's sporting performance.
At a press conference, after the announcement of the decision to maintain, the director general of OL, Michel Gerlinger, wanted to indicate that the objective of the season was still to fight for European places: “ Our goal remains Europe and we will find the means to fight next season. We want to play in European competitions. We will find the means to fight, like last season. We want to redo this battle for Europe next season. »An objective, therefore, set but to what extent will OL be able to reach it? Response at the end of next season.
