{"id":1368596,"date":"2024-11-17T09:36:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T09:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1368596"},"modified":"2024-11-17T09:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T09:36:29","slug":"why-have-lyon-been-provisionally-relegated","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/why-have-lyon-been-provisionally-relegated\/","title":{"rendered":"Why have Lyon been provisionally relegated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>French giants Lyon are facing the very real threat of being relegated from Ligue 1 due to their financial dealings.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Les Gones\u00a0<\/em>are one of the foremost clubs in France, winning seven consecutive league titles between 2002 and 2008, while reaching two Champions League semi-finals during that period and winning five French cups all-time.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Lyon sit fifth in the table and just a point adrift of the Champions League qualifiers following their 1-0 win over bitter rivals St-Etienne prior to the international break.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">[dugoutvideo id=&#8221;eyJrZXkiOiIiLCJwIjoic3F1YXdrYSIsInBsIjoiZjBEVXZyWkwifQ==&#8221; partner=&#8221;squawka&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, all of that could count for nought, with t<span>he National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG) issuing a punishment on Friday that states Lyon will be relegated to Ligue 2 unless they can demonstrate a healthier financial situation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At present, Lyon &#8212; who haven&#8217;t played in the second tier since 1989 &#8212; are said to have more than \u00a3400m in debts. The club spent in excess of \u00a3120m during the summer transfer window, signing the likes of Moussa Niakhate, Georges Mikautadze and Said Benrahma.<\/p>\n<p>Owner John Textor held a press conference on Saturday to state his absolute confidence that Lyon will not be relegated, accusing the DNCG of focusing too much on the club&#8217;s accounts rather than the wider picture of his Eagles Football Holdings company &#8212; which he uses to own controlling stakes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/crystal-palace-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings\/\">Crystal Palace<\/a>, Botafogo and RVD Molenbeek.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/best-free-kick-taker-in-europe-right-now\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/best-free-kick-taker-in-europe-right-now\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-808\">Who&#8217;s the best free-kick taker in Europe right now?<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>&#8220;We will not be relegated, there is no chance,&#8221; said Textor, who also tried to add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/everton-odds-to-win-the-premier-league-2024-25-predicted-finish-transfers-best-players-and-full-squad\/\">Everton<\/a> to his portfolio earlier this year. &#8220;I know that our situation makes some sceptics. I prefer the\u00a0<\/span>Premier League<span>\u00a0system which punishes clubs differently. We have resources that go well beyond the club. Even if we fail on all our global initiatives, of \u20ac700 million, our owners will not let the group sink. There is no chance of being relegated.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He added: <span>&#8220;At the DNCG, there are intelligent people but they work in a system and do not want to look at the global scale of what we do. The DNCG has to digest a lot of figures in a very short time. We are a large organisation, and it is important to realise that all our clubs contribute. 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Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will Lyon be forced into player transfer exodus?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Should Lyon be relegated, there is a strong chance they will be forced to sell a number of high-profile players either to balance the books or due to the ambitions of certain members of their squad.<\/p>\n<p>While not quite in the same league as, say, Juventus&#8217; forced relegation to Serie B in 2006 &#8212; when they parted ways with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Patrick Vieira, Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram &#8212; clubs will still be lining up for a potential cut-price deal on some of their biggest stars.<\/p>\n<p>21-year-old playmaker\u00a0<strong>Rayan Cherki\u00a0<\/strong>is the most obvious candidate. The attacking midfielder has 19 goals and 28 assists to his name in 152 appearances for Lyon and has been a regular for France at youth level in recent years. He&#8217;s currently heavily linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/liverpool-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings\/\">Liverpool<\/a> and is Lyon&#8217;s joint-most valuable player right now with a market value of \u20ac20m, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/olympique-lyon\/startseite\/verein\/1041\/saison_id\/2024\">Transfermarkt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/liverpool-vs-real-madrid\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/liverpool-vs-real-madrid\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-462\">Liverpool vs Real Madrid prediction, stats, tips and team news<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Level with Cherki is\u00a0<strong>Mikautadze<\/strong>. Although he only joined the club in the summer, the striker would be highly sought after following his 13 goals in 20 Ligue 1 appearances for relegated Metz last season, not to mention netting three goals for Georgia at Euro 2024 to share the Golden Boot.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of <strong>Benrahma<\/strong>, <strong>Maxence Caqueret<\/strong>, <strong>Nicolas Tagliafico<\/strong> and <strong>Gift Orban<\/strong> are all familiar names who could draw serious attention were Lyon to be ejected from Ligue 1.<\/p>\n<p>English clubs would also be on alert regarding former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/arsenal-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings\/\">Arsenal<\/a> stars\u00a0<strong>Ainsley Maitland-Niles\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Alexandre Lacazette<\/strong>, with the latter scoring 56 times in 84 appearances since rejoining Lyon from the Gunners in 2021, while the former is very experienced in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\">Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lyon&#8217;s full 2024\/25 squad<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background: #ee0044\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #ee0044\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><b>PLAYER NAME<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ee0044\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>POSITION<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ee0044\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><b>AGE<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ee0044\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>NATIONALITY<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Lucas Perri<\/td>\n<td>Goalkeeper<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anthony Lopes<\/td>\n<td>Goalkeeper<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Remy Descamps<\/td>\n<td>Goalkeeper<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Justin Bengui Joao<\/td>\n<td>Goalkeeper<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Moussa Niakhate<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Senegal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warmed Omari<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Comoros<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Duje Caleta-Car<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Croatia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nicolas Tagliafico<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Abner<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ainsley Maitland-Niles<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Sael Kumbedi<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clinton 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Sanchez<\/td>\n<td>Midfielder<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rayan Cherki<\/td>\n<td>Midfielder<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Malick Fofana<\/td>\n<td>Forward<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Said Benrahma<\/td>\n<td>Forward<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>Algeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Wilfried Zaha<\/td>\n<td>Forward<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Ivory Coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ernest Nuamah<\/td>\n<td>Forward<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Ghana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Georges Mikautadze<\/td>\n<td>Striker<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gift Orban<\/td>\n<td>Striker<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #181d23\">\n<td>Alexandre Lacazette<\/td>\n<td>Striker<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Read 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