Amid a financial crisis, the DNCG has imposed a transfer ban and provisionally relegated John Textor's Olympique Lyon to Ligue 2. Historic French club Olympique Lyon is grappling with severe financial challenges that have escalated over recent years.

Lyon owner John Textor has hit out at the club's "enemies" amid the French side facing relegation from Ligue 1 due to financial problems.

Olympique Lyonnais have been handed a provisional Ligue 1 relegation by the DNCG, who oversee the finances of clubs in France, the LFP have confirmed.

French club Olympique Lyonnais cannot make any signings in the January transfer window and will be relegated from Ligue 1 at the end of the season if they are unable to address financial mismanagement.

Lyon have been handed a provisional relegation to Ligue 2, the second division of French football, and will observe a transfer ban following an audit of their finances. The Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion (DNCG,

American businessman John Textor's team Lyon have been provisionally relegated to Ligue 2 and imposed a transfer ban for the upcoming window due to its failure to achieve financial sustainability.

Seven-time French champion Lyon risks relegation to the second tier at the end of the season and has been hit with a transfer ban because of financial irregularities. The decision to provisionally relegate Lyon to Ligue 2 followed an audit of the club's finances by the French league's soccer watchdog,

French club Olympique Lyonnais cannot make any signings in the January transfer window and will be relegated from Ligue 1 at the end of the season if they are unable to address financial mismanagement.

Lyon have been handed a severe sanction by the DNCG – Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion. The French football financial watchdog has decided to hit the John Textor-owned Ligue 1 club with

French giants Lyon have been handed a provisional relegation to Ligue 2 and hit with a transfer ban. This comes after the Direction Nationale du Control de Gestion (DNCG) conducted an audit of the club’s finances.

French Ligue 1 powerhouse Lyon have been provisionally relegated to Ligue 2 and slapped with a transfer ban due to escalating financial troubles.