Announcement effect or concrete speech? Three days after the earthquake that touched OL, demoted in Ligue 2 by the DNCG, John Textor in any case wanted to be optimistic about the future of his club. In recent hours, it was whispered that the American was going to take a distance in this institutional showdown with the DNCG, leaving more room for its director of football, Michael Gerlinger, and to Michele Kang, shareholder of Eagle and president of Ol Lyonnes, in order to best represent the interests of the club.
In the afternoon, we learned that OL had to sign a “negotiated agreement” with UEFA to hope to participate in the next Europa League. He provided in particular a heavy financial penalty against the club, estimated at 50 million euros. Clearly, OL will have to pay 12.5 million euros firm after its demotion, while the remaining 37.5 million can still be avoided in the event that the club manages to achieve a certain number of financial objectives. OL has also received a supervision of its payroll, and will be automatically excluded from the C3 if it does not find a favorable outcome in its call.
John Textor is confident
According to John Textor's words, confidence is whole in this case. This Friday evening, the American has indeed spoke on his Instagram account to congratulate himself on this agreement found with UEFA. “Congratulations to all our team and to OL communities, because we have successfully made our financial sustainability examination of UEFA, and are now authorized to play in the UEFA Europa League, for the second consecutive year, after a long absence”he wrote.
“Of course, this still requires that we meet the requirements of the DNCG in France, but we are financially viable and well prepared for the future. We can't wait to go even further in the UEFA Europa League in 2026. ” This will take the DNCG stage for that, and the next few days should be decisive.
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