Overview

• A DNCG appeal commission on July 9 overturned the club’s June 24 administrative relegation and confirmed its place in Ligue 1.
• Shareholders injected €87 million and backed the club with a €30 million bank guarantee to meet regulatory liquidity requirements.
• Under DNCG rules, Lyon must limit its total wage bill to €60 million and cap any new salary at €200,000 with transfer spending subject to approval.
• The club retained its UEFA Europa League spot by agreeing to a €12.5 million fine and a €37.5 million suspended sanction with UEFA.
• Lyon publicized its Ligue 1 calendar on social media with a message joking there will be “no derby this season” against relegated AS Saint-Étienne.