The time was in the summer balance sheet this Wednesday in Lyon, with the press Michael Gerlinger and Mathieu Louis-Jean, respectively general manager and technical director of OL. The first wanted to do this to put into perspective the past off -season, recalling that the Gones have ” lost around 100 million euros each year From the pandemic. And even ” Over 120 million »Between July 2024 and January 2025.
It is therefore on a thread that OL has been playing since then. A demoted time in Ligue 2 by the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG) and finally saved in extremis, thanks to ” Injections of cash from Michelle (Kang) and Ares, which allowed the club to survive. This money was necessary to finance the losses of other years “, Breathe Michael Gerlinger, not without solemnly specifying:” Being a second division for OL is almost a bankruptcy scenario … »»
However, the Rhodanian club is not completely from business. “” We need to generate income for the 2025-2026 season, it is done with transfer and sponsorship contracts. Player sales are the easiest way to generate these incomeunderlines the DG Lyonnais. We would like to keep all our players but we don't have the opportunity. We made promises with respect to the DNCG and the UEFA to have the possibility of playing in Europe and we will hold them. We have an appointment with the DNCG in November or December next and we are also followed by UEFA each week. »»
“We will not take any risks”
To meet the immediate requirements of football bodies, OL has made no less than 20 transfers this summer: eleven departures and nine arrivals. For a balance sheet of 125 million euros collected and nearly 43 million euros spent, bonus included in both cases. “” It was a complicated transfer period for us. We adapted. (…) This is the first time that I have made a transfer window with a financial director. We are quite satisfied with recruitment », Note Mathieu Louis-Jean. “” All the players who have been recruited will bring added value. This OL will be different. He will not win all the time with talent but he will win with the heart.
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After three days, everything is fine in fact since the Corentin Tolisso and others have been full of points. “” We will see in January for sales and acquisitions. We left a little free budget to have the opportunity to react in Januaryspecifies Michael Gerlinger. There are always financial risks, but we will no longer take risks. We want to go to the DNCG with the certainty that we will survive. “And to conclude:” If we manage to have normal TV rights, we think we will be in balance within three years coming. »»
