ExclusiveOlympique Lyonnais/transfers: "The stock market effect doesn't really matter" (T. Sauvage, GM)

"We would manage our P&L (profit and loss) in the same way if we were not listed (on the stock exchange). We have to realise that we are coming out of a very complicated period due to the negative impacts of Covid. This opportunity concerning Guimaraes (transferred to Newcastle United FC at the end of January for €50.1m, including add-ons) gives us a breath of fresh air and allows us to rebalance things in terms of sporting competitiveness. The stock market effect doesn't really matter," said Thierry Sauvage, general manager of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), to News Tank Football on 23/02/2022.

The last winter transfer window enabled OL to record significant transfer revenues via the sale of Brazilian Bruno Guimaraes to Newcastle United FC (Premier League) and Swiss player Xherdan Shaqiri to Chicago Fire (MLS, €6.7m). These two pieces of good news follow on from the first half of 2021-22 (from 01/07 to 31/12/2021), which was synonymous with a recovery for OL Groupe, the holding company that owns Olympique Lyonnais, which saw an increase in ticketing revenue (+€12.3m) and…