Lyon’s owner, John Textor, spoke out this morning following the decision of the National Directorate of Control and Management (DNCG) to automatically relegate the club should it fail to improve its financial situation.
The club is therefore forced to sell valuable pieces during the January transfer window. In this regard, Textor declared: “We have 29 players in the first team. Ideally we would need 23 or 24 players. There are six players too many, some have not left. Pierre Sage has to decide which player to put on the field, we have too many players” . About Rayan Cherki: “We lost 15 million euros since his sale but we obtained a longer-term contract (expires 2026, ed.). He has more value today than this summer. He should stay in January, but it will be his choice, as always in football “.