US EditionPSG Helps Lyon Avoid Relegation by Settling Bradley Barcola Transfer Fee
- Lyon was relegated to Ligue 2 in June 2025 after the DNCG confirmed financial irregularities following a November provisional decision.
- The relegation resulted from mounting debts around €50 million and failed financial sustainability criteria despite passing UEFA's review.
- PSG helped Lyon by advancing the remaining €45 million transfer fee for Bradley Barcola in August 2023, providing crucial short-term liquidity.
- John Textor mentioned that the club currently holds its highest level of cash liquidity, although he acknowledged that certain aspects of the procedures he followed did not meet the expectations of the governing authorities and will require improvement.
- The relegation poses significant risks to French football's stability, prompting Textor to step back from Lyon's daily management and to pursue new strategies including UK acquisitions.
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PSG helps Lyon avoid relegation by settling Bradley Barcola transfer fee
In a surprising turn of events that underscores the complex financial landscape of French football, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has reportedly come to the aid of Olympique Lyonnais by making an early payment for the transfer of Bradley Barcola. This comes at a critical time for Lyon, which is battling severe financial difficulties and provisionally relegated from Ligue 1.
American businessman John Textor has admitted that he made mistakes in the management of the football club Lyon, which was recently administratively transferred to the Second League of France, and announced that he will retire from the day-to-day work of the club.
The American owner of Lyon, demoted administratively during the week in Ligue 2, admitted that he did not "do well deal" with some of the problems of OL, and that he would focus on his Brazilian club, eliminated Saturday from the World Cup clubs.
When questioned by Brazilian television on the sidelines of the Palmeiras-Botafogo match, the president of Olympique Lyonnais promised "an important sum" to correct the French club, threatened with demotion in Ligue 2.
After the DNCG announced on Tuesday the relegation of OL in Ligue 2, a thousand Lyon fans gathered this Saturday in front of the club stadium to demand the departure of John Textor.
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