After months of well-known financial issues, Lyon were forcibly relegated to Ligue 2 earlier this week after failing to address issues highlighted by French football officials as far back as November.
While Lyon can, and will, appeal the ruling, there is obviously a huge wave of uncertainty surrounding their players, many of whom are valuable assets capable of raising much-needed funds for a club clearly in need. We have already seen Rayan Cherki take his talents to Manchester City, but he could be just the first of many.
