Since the shock announcement of the administrative demotion of Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 2 by the DNCG, it is the total vagueness. The new direction is discreet, but the pressure rises as the days go by. Because time is running out to avoid relegation in Ligue 2.
Next Monday, Paulo Fonseca is supposed to find his players to launch the summer preparation. But with a frozen transfer window, a workforce in full doubt and an unanswered future, difficult to lay the foundations for a season, especially when we do not yet know in which division we will play. And this is not the only countdown that OL must monitor.
The DNCG awaits guarantees, OL plays its survival
According to information from the teamthe final decision of the DNCG appeal commission could fall in the coming days, surely at the beginning of next week. The club has finally received the famous mail motivating administrative relegation and can no longer afford to drag. Each hour counts, especially since participation in the next Europa League, which will be acquired if the club settles the fine of 50 million, could fly away if nothing moves before mid-July.
70 million to find
To save its place in Ligue 1, the amount to be injected would be at least 70 million euros says the team. A colossal sum, to be brought together in an emergency, and which will have to appear clearly in a single account, adds the newspaper. The DNCG is claiming concrete. This financial support will have to come from several shareholders, not just Michele Kang, the new boss of the club named to replace John Textor.
The latter as well as the new CEO Michael Gerlinger are piloting this rescue operation. Very discreet internally, the two leaders were seen this week in Geneva this week, probably to meet UEFA representatives and approach the European issue. Until then, everyone holds their breath in Lyon. One thing is certain: next week promises to be decisive.
To summarize
Olympique Lyonnais, threatened with relegation to Ligue 2 by the DNCG, must quickly find 70 million euros to stay in League 1. The final decision of the DNCG is expected soon, and the club must act quickly to avoid relegation and secure its place in the Europa League. The new management, led by Michele Kang and Michael Gerlinger, discreetly works on this financial rescue.
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