Overview
- The DNCG, the financial watchdog for French pro football, has imposed limits on Olympique de Marseille’s wage bill and transfer spending following a late‑June audit, and UEFA has applied related measures that tighten the club’s summer market room.
- Stéphane Richard, who took the presidency in April, told La Provence on Saturday that he inherited a “very large accounting hole” and declared the previous high‑spend transfer model finished under his mandate.
- The club has overhauled its leadership with Pablo Longoria, Medhi Benatia and Habib Beye leaving and Grégory Lorenzi named sporting director and Bruno Genesio appointed head coach, signaling a break with prior recruitment choices.
- Richard said the club will seek targeted player sales, negotiate salary cuts with some senior players to reduce a wage bill above €100 million a year, and limit incoming transfers to fixed budgets rather than open spending.
- Beyond quick cost cuts, the new management plans to diversify revenue through partnerships, stadium income and international development to reduce dependence on TV rights and sporting results and to strengthen financial resilience.