Team News: If Lyon is demoted to the Ligue 2 appeal, he will also lose his UEFA Cup qualification

June 25 According to French media "League", the troubles of the Lyon club spread to the European war level this Wednesday after being demoted to the French National Management Control Office (DNCG). It is reported that experts from the UEFA Club Financial Control Agency (ICFC) must verify whether the management of Lyon has signed relevant documents issued to them.

The Lyon Club has been in jeopardy for months given its extremely worrying financial situation. The club was provided with a "negotiation agreement". This is actually the sanctions the club accepts to avoid being subject to severe penalties. This includes a high fine and additional measures such as limiting its total salary or controlling its transfer operations. Clubs must also comply with a plan to restore balance of income or break even, or face more severe penalties.

The agreement stipulates that the club Lyon will eventually be demoted to Ligue 2 by the French National Administration and Control Office (DNCG), and this "agreer" between UEFA and Lyon will expire. In short, if the appeal fails, Lyon will no longer reach an agreement with the European governing body, then it is highly likely to be excluded from the UEFA Cup.

It can be said that if Lyon cannot prove that it can remain in Ligue 1 in the next few days, it will also lose its European qualification. It not only includes the journey at the competitive level, but also the fiscal revenue brought by participating in the UEFA Cup. Although its returns are not as good as those of the Champions League, it is still quite considerable. Lyon Club confirmed in an interview this Wednesday morning that it was communicating with UEFA and said its focus was on the appeal process.

On May 7, before heading to the Princes Stadium to watch the 2-1 Arsenal in Paris, John Tuctor accompanied by German Michael Jellinger, the global football director of the Hawks, which controls Club Lyon and UNITA Stadium, met with the head of the Financial Fair Play (ICFC). He was optimistic about the subsequent development at the time.

If Lyon is excluded from the UEFA Cup, its next team in the league standings will replace it, and the original UEFA joint quota will be replaced by Lens.