Based on a report in L’Equipe on Thursday, Olympique Lyonnais’ American proprietor John Textor was scrambling to boost $112 million via participant gross sales to adjust to monetary laws from the French soccer regulatory physique, the DNCG.
Textor refuted the report, telling Reuters, “We should not have gross sales targets, and we aren’t required to promote 100 million euros of gamers as there could also be different methods to usher in revenues to keep up monetary sustainability.
“Each firm in France has the identical problem. On the finish of the yr, destructive fairness needs to be restored. It’s no completely different in soccer.
“If it’s a sluggish switch window, then we maintain gamers till the subsequent window. It’s so simple as that.”
Lyon has spent round 134 million euros since June
With vital investments in gamers like Brazilian left-back Abner and Niakhate, Lyon’s administration hoped to construct a aggressive squad able to difficult for prime honors in Ligue 1. Nevertheless, the outcomes on the pitch have been disappointing; Pierre Sage’s gamers lately suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat towards Rennes of their first match of the brand new season. That was adopted by a 0-2 defeat at residence versus AS Monaco on Saturday.
One of many key gamers who may assist Lyon enhance its income is Rayan Cherki, a highly-rated 21-year-old winger. Nevertheless, Cherki lately declined a proposal from Fulham, which might have introduced in $22 million for the membership. With potential suitors nonetheless within the combine, Lyon’s administration is hoping to safe a major switch price for Cherki or different precious property earlier than the window closes on Friday.
Lyon’s present state of affairs is a far cry from the membership’s glory days within the 2000s once they dominated the French scene, successful seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles between 2001 and 2008. Nevertheless, years of monetary mismanagement and poor decision-making have taken their toll, leaving the membership struggling to keep up its standing as one in every of France’s prime groups.
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