French giants Olympique Lyonnais will be sweating after being handed a provisional relegation to Ligue 2.An official statement from the French football authority DNCG released on Friday said the

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.

Olympique Lyon faces provisional relegation to Ligue 2 by DNCG over financial irregularities, with a transfer ban and salary oversight imposed. Owner John Textor remains optimistic about avoiding demotion as the club races to resolve its financial crisis.

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.

French Ligue 1 club Lyon have been handed a severe sanction by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion, DNCG. The French football financial watchdog on Friday decided to hit Lyon with a provisional Ligue 2 relegation as well as a transfer ban and the supervision of their wages.