Sensational in the French championship. The Lyon It was relegated to Ligue 2, our Serie B, after examining the DNCG. President John Textor and football director Mickael Gerlinger were listened to by the National Directorate of Control and Management. In the hearing, the club was unable to convince the French football financial control body to revoke the restrictive measures imposed in November last for the club’s debt situation, among these measures there was also relegation. Lyon, coached by Paulo Fonseca, closed the championship in sixth place by winning a place for the next Europa League.
The owner of the OL, the American John Textorhe had said he was confident before presenting himself at the DNCG, after seven months of efforts to rebalance the club’s accounts. On Monday, a few hours before the hearing, he had found an agreement to sell the shares of the Crystal Palace, another of his clubs, to the American Robert Wood Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, a deal of over 220 million euros.
In addition to a layoff plan, the club has also reduced the mountain salaries by rescinding onerous contracts such as those of Alexandre Lacazette and Anthony Lopes, and has sold Caquetret (at Como) and Cherki (at Manchester City). Lyon can appeal, if the relegation is confirmed, his place in Ligue 1 will be taken by the Reims, defeated 2-1 by Metz in the playoff.
