In Greg’s Team, Gregory Ascher, presenter and supporter of the Girondins de Bordeaux, spoke about the financial situation of Olympique Lyonnais, which has enormous debts.
The subject was the following: 5th in L1 but in the red, pWhy is Lyon not doing so well?
« There are these quite alarming figures on the OL side and this significant need to sell players, if we are betting on the athlete. The holy grail is the Champions League. If you take 18-20 million euros as Brest will take, plus the results and the ticket office, it’s almost 50 million. Spending of 147 million this summer? Spend 147 if you sell for 147, okay that’s fine. But he can’t sell. »
There is this debt which is growing a little more:
“America, since it is an American owner of a French club, historically, I am not a huge specialist but I follow the life of franchises… Even if some are billionaires and John Textor is not at the financial level of those who own the NFL or NBA franchises, debt is not a problem in the United States. Really, I assure you that they don’t talk about it at all like we talk about it every four mornings, right up until the Council of Ministers. Culturally, the debt among them… Textor may have made a mistake in investing for a long time. If it works and Lyon finishes in the Champions League and wins the Europa League? You know a president who tried this bet, if Lille and Champion, if Bordeaux is top 3… Lille was Champion but he is no longer there. I am not trying to make a comparison with the leaders of OL. Don’t tell me that I’m saying that it happens like Gérard Lopez. I’m just saying that betting everything on ‘We’re going to be top 3, top 4 this year and play in the Champions League’ remains a risky bet. »
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