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.

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,

French club Lyon will be demoted to Ligue 2 at the end of the season if they do not improve their finances, and will be banned from signing players in January.

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.

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.