Olympique Lyonnais still has hope of winning a ticket for the Europa Conference League, but it is impossible for them to play in the next Champions League. A blow since John Textor had budgeted the C1 in front of the DNCG.
« At this club, the Champions League must be the goal for every season. OL have all the necessary resources (…) If we don’t have the Champions League next season, it will be a bit of a failure. “Tuesday, at a press conference, John Textor had openly announced the color, he will not be satisfied with the C4 for his club next season. But according to RMC, the new American owner of Olympique Lyonnais will have to quickly review his budget copy since when he appeared before the National Management Control Department he had planned to qualify for the Champions League this season. Unfortunately, despite a good final rush, Laurent Blanc’s team will not finish on the Ligue 1 podium and will not receive the tens of millions of euros that go with it in 2023-2024. An erroneous forecast which radically changes the situation for OL.
Textor will have to find tens of millions of euros
John #Weaver will have to find 130M€ to ensure the annual passage of OL in front of the DNCG.
OL is counting on the sale of several players (including that of #Gusto), the buyout of the shares of the women’s section, and would also consider an IPO of Eagle. (RMC Sports) pic.twitter.com/h7nQFNLw1L
— Inside Gones (@InsideGones) May 11, 2023
Loïc Briley and Edward Jay claim that John Textor will have to find 130 million euros in order to be able to ensure a serene passage before the DNCG in view of next season. For this, there is necessarily a solution, to multiply sales at the next transfer window, and this, before the fateful date of June 30, which marks the end of the 2022-2023 budget. But RMC explains that this will not be enough and that Eagle Football will have to find another solution. The sale of the women’s team is one of these other solutions, as is the contribution of cash by Textor. But the media explains that an IPO of Eagle Football is also possible. But another shadow also hovers over John Textor, it is the compulsory buyback of OL Groupe shares held by small shareholders, i.e. a sum of 40 million euros that will also have to be released. The future of Olympique Lyonnais could be much more vague than John Textor said in a press conference, even if the American businessman seems to display absolute confidence and above all has the advantage of being surrounded by wealthy investors.
2023-05-11 10:43:00
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