The summer mercato is likely to be enlivened for Olympique Lyonnais (OL). Since the beginning of the season, the Rhodanian club has been in a severe financial crisis. As a result, the DNCG imposed a strong sanction on the club during the winter. While we are still waiting to know in which division OL will evolve next season, leaders can already prepare their transfer window, which will open on Monday 16 June and close on Monday 1 September 2025 at 8 p.m. If the mercato had started a week earlier in 2024, the World Cup of Clubs, which will begin on June 14 and end on July 13, delays the beginning of this exercise. An exceptional window from June 1 to 10 was granted by the LFP. This period could see Thiago Almada returning to Botafogo during the tournament, before finally committing to OL. Next season’s winter mercato will start on Thursday, January 1, 2026 and end on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 8 p.m. While waiting to know who will stay and who will leave, OL hopes to qualify for the Champions League in order to find the necessary resources to balance its accounts.

The appointment of Nicolas De Tavernost as head of LFP Media, announced this Wednesday by the LFP, is welcomed by many Ligue 1 presidents. Former owner of the M6 Group, it could make it possible to move forward on TV rights. His arrival could also bring Maxime Saada, boss of Canal+, closer to the negotiating table, as he himself suggested to L’Équipe last week. This appointment came as the situation became increasingly critical, particularly with the end of mediation between the LFP and DAZN. Despite this failure, the British platform still wants to get out of the contract that binds it to the French football organization. Nicolas De Tavernost will therefore have much to do to resolve this dispute. The native of Villefranche-sur-Saône replaces Benjamin Morel at the head of LFP Media and could soon have the task of finding a new broadcaster for Ligue 1 next year. A difficult task, as shown in last summer’s series. Creating a league chain is currently the only solution on the table. Despite the consensus of most of the Ligue 1 presidents around this creation, the former owner of the Girondins de Bordeaux (1999-2018) would not agree and would have another solution in mind, according to RMC Sport information. His appointment is, however, likely to reassure French football players, including club presidents, whose support he wanted to secure before accepting the position.