Shocking! Seven wins → France's most prestigious Lyon has been demoted to the second division...Even if it's 6th place, I'm going to cry
Jun 25, 2025
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The French Financial Supervisory Organization (DNCG) has already imposed a shocking disciplinary action against Lyon to be relegated to French League Two after the 2024-2025 season if the financial situation is not improved.
DNCG officially announced Lyon's relegation from League Two on the 25th (hereinafter referred to as Korea City). Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, also said on the same day 'Lyon was relegated to League 2 due to the debt situation. Lyon is likely to appeal the decision, it said.
Lyon is a prestigious club that has won seven times in French Ligue 1 alone. In the early 2000s, Lyon was as overwhelming as today's Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
However, since the arrival of owner John Textor in January 2022, he has taken on a huge debt. According to DNCG, Lyon's debt increased from 463.8 million euros (about 732 billion won) to 508 million euros (about 802 billion won). DNCG stepped up and imposed an unprecedented disciplinary action of relegation to the second division to improve financial health when the club faced an unaffordable debt.
Of course, there was a chance. Lyon was able to avoid relegation by repaying about 100 million euros (about 1,580 won), a fifth of its debt level, right before the end of the season. There was no reversal.
At the time, the owner of Textor was "not worried at all. We will set up cash in the coming monthsHe declared normalization, but it was nothing more than a pretense. Lyon finished sixth in the 2024-2025 season but suffered a setback.
With Rayan Sherki, the star player, already moved to Manchester City, it seems inevitable that additional existing players will leave.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
