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.

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 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.