Corentin TOLISSO of OL and Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG of OM during the Ligue 1 McDonald's match between Marseille and Lyon at Stade Velodrome on March 1, 2026 in Marseille, France. (Photo by FEP/Icon Sport)
The financial watchdog of French football has handed down its decisions. On Friday, the DNCG announced the restrictions that Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais must follow during the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 campaign. For the Marseille side, the National Directorate of Management Control of the LFP ruled in favour of a cap on the wage bill and transfer fees.
Lyon, meanwhile, has been hit with a limitation on its wage bill as part of the budget for the takeover following the club’s change of control. The news came at the end of the review of clubs’ situations by the Professional Club Control Commission for the upcoming season. In a press conference, Michele Kang confirmed that the Rhône club will remain in Ligue 1 and that she is becoming the majority shareholder of the team.
Marseille already punished by UEFA
For OM, this decision comes less than ten days after UEFA imposed a €10 million fine for breaching financial fair play rules. The Marseillais knew they were in the crosshairs of French football’s financial watchdog. The DNCG had announced on Tuesday that it had requested additional information from the Phocaean club, whose finances were weakened by a difficult 2025-2026 season on all fronts. In 2021 and then in 2023, the Marseille club had already been subjected to a salary cap.
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