Oh, my! 7 times in the league, Olympique Lyon, ranked 6th, is at risk of relegation?... "Tension is rising."
Oh, my! 7 times in the league, Olympique Lyon, ranked 6th, is at risk of relegation?... "Tension is rising."
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A shocking opinion has been raised that France's prestigious club, Olympique Lyon, may be relegated.
Lyon finished sixth with 17 wins, six draws and 11 losses in Ligue 1 during the 2024-25 season, securing a spot in qualifying for the Europa Conference League. Considering the financial woes that continued from the beginning of the season, it was a respectable performance. However, Lyon's true season completion is not over yet. Aside from their performance, the club still has a chance of relegation.
French media "Lekif" reported on the 21st (Korea time) that French Ligue 1's traditional powerhouse, Olympique Lyon, is facing the biggest crisis. The critical moment for the club's future survival has been confirmed on June 24. On this day, owner John Textor will attend the hearing of the French Professional Football Finance Supervisory Organization (DNCG) in person to explain Lyon's financial plans.
"Lyon, led by head coach Paulo Fonseca, recently missed a series of important games in the league and failed to advance to the Champions League, and all eyes are on John Textor as the club's financial crisis overlaps. This hearing will be the final gateway to the club's lifting of sanctions and the operation of the summer transfer market beyond simple administrative procedures. It's been predicted for months, but there's no concrete result yet, so tensions are high," he added.
Founded in 1950, Lyon is a prestigious club in France. It has won seven consecutive League 1 titles since the 2001/02 season, and advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 2009-10 season. It has not been able to display overwhelming performance as it did in the past, but it was a shock to hear that Lyon might be demoted as it still has a position in the top flight.
In fact, this is not the first time Lyon's possible relegation has been raised. There have already been several reports of related concerns since the beginning of the season.
In particular, in November last year, multiple local media outlets predicted that Lyon could be relegated to League Two (French second division), and as it was known at the time, the club's debt exceeded 500 million euros (about 779.8 billion won), and warned that relegation could be imposed if financial normalization was not achieved by the end of the season.
For a while, the situation seemed to have been sorted out because there were no follow-up reports, but recent circumstances suggest that Lyon still faces a major crisis without resolving its financial problems.
However, Lyon still appears to have hopes of staying. 먹튀검증
Lekif said, "The specific criteria required by the DNCG have not been disclosed at the moment, but Lyon's leadership is already making the early opening of the summer transfer market scheduled for June 1st a major strategy. From this point on, we plan to start selling players quickly and establish a financial basis before the hearing on June 24th."