2024-07-25 16:32:31
The Girondins told the FFF that they were abandoning their professional status, obtained in 1937. A decision with serious consequences, while the club still does not know in which division it will play next season.
The fall continues for the Girondins de Bordeaux. According to information from South West, The club told the French Football Federation (FFF) that it decided to abandon its professional position, which it had acquired in 1937. And even if it will be given the extraordinary permission to play in the next National . A hearing before the DNCG was scheduled for August 1, but was canceled.
The hybrid status of the third division to which Bordeaux is left, made up of sponsored and professional teams, leaves the club with the possibility of applying for the exemption to maintain professional status for two seasons. Sochaux, for example, followed this path last season after going down.
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A significant reduction in income
This was not the option chosen by the Girondins. Forced to drastically reduce your income because you have no way to cover it. It cost 36 million euros last season, including 25 million for the players and staff of the first team. On June 30, the group suffered a net loss of 40 million euros. The decision to leave the professional position will have direct consequences on the team. First, the automatic termination of all player contracts. But also caused the loss of accreditation of the training center, which brings together 70 young people, about half of whom are housed on site. They will all be released and the Girondins will not be able to recover compensation from possible future transfers.
Opening the recovery process
Entry to Country 2 (sponsored level) will be identical but the club takes the lead because in the unlikely event of entry to Country 1, it will have to negotiate an early release with all players, which can take time and cost. money. Two things the Girondins lacked greatly. The kickoff time is scheduled for August 17 and above all the club has no more money. He will appear before the commercial court on Tuesday to request the opening of the judicial recovery process which will bind all debts (around 90 million euros).
A very large social system
If the departure of the players will do the greatest good to the club’s economy, reducing the need for money. Gérard Lopez will have to provide guarantees to the Commercial Court and show that he has the means to allow the company to continue its work, especially the payment of the salaries of the administrative staff. These should quickly get a much larger social plan. If the court approves the legal recovery, the club will have to present the budget for the next season (N1 or N2) as quickly as possible to the federal DNCG in the following days. It will be important to quickly build a group of players under federal contracts.
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In the event that Gérard Lopez does not provide the necessary guarantees on Tuesday, the commercial court will have several options to suggest to the Spanish-Luxembourg businessman. Either develop a new plan or file a liquidation claim. He can also contact the public prosecutor so that he can formulate a question for himself.
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