The seven-time French champions were keen on reducing the burden on the payroll and were able to implement a successful strategy this summer where they earned enough profit to keep OL Groupe happy
The 2012 summer transfer window was a mission to save money for Ligue 1 side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 cannot compete in the transfer markets like Paris Saint-Germain and after an historic transfer window a few years back, president
Jean-Michel Aulas is fully aware of the financial limitations of the club.
This summer saw some of the top earners of the club leave the gates of Stade de Gerland thus easing some burden on a payroll deemed way too heavy by Aulas last summer. Although this choice could sportingly speaking hurt Les Gones, it did allow the Rhone
giants to recoup around 24.5 million euros.
The likes of Belfodil, Cissokho, Pied, Reale, Lloris and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cris-c9486 bade au Revoir to the club. All these moves were carefully monitored by the OL Groupe which also gave the financial detail of each transfer conducted this summer.
In total, Les Gones recorded a profit of 15.75 million euros which is indeed a good omen for the future of the club especially when the Financial Fair Play rule comes into effect next season.
OL Groupe has now issued a more detailed list of all the comings and goings of this summer.
Departures
The first player to be sold this summer was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ishak-Belfodil-c17059 who joined Emilia-Romagna giants, Parma FC in the Italian Serie A. I Ducali paid their transalpine counterparts 2.5 million euros for Belfodil, including added incentives, and profit sharing of 20%
from the future sale of the player.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kim-c20955 Kallstrom ended his 8-year sojourn of France by joining Russian side Spartak Moscow for 3 million euros (plus 600,000 euros in bonuses).
Jeremy Pied is now reunited with former Lyon boss, Claude Puel at OGC Nice for 3 million euros.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 for 5 million euros (1 million euros in bonuses and a further profit of 3.5 million euros on a future transfer).
Cris ended his love affair with Lyon after signing for Turkish giants Galatasaray for 1.25 million euros.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Lloris-c16408 signed for Tottenham Hotspur during the final days of the transfer window for 10 million euros plus five million euros in bonuses. Lyon will get 20 % of the fee of a future transfer.
Young Enzo Reale left for Lorient for 1 million euros. Lyon will get 20 % of the fee of a future transfer.
Arrivals
In terms of arrivals, the club spent a total of 8.75 million euros. Milan Bisevac signed from Paris Saint-Germain for 2.75 million euros (plus incentives). Fabian Monzon left OGC Nice and signed a four-year contract with Les Gones. Lyon paid Les Aiglons
3 million euros (plus one million in bonuses) for the left-back from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841.
In the last few days of the transfer market, Lyon completed the signing of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Lorient-c39153 for 3 million euros (1 million in bonuses). Les Merlus will receive 20% of the fees on a future transfer.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steed-Malbranque-c33957, the man who pulled off quite an annoying stunt on AS Saint-Etienne last summer, has infuriated the Rhone club’s fans even more by signing for archrivals Lyon as a free agent. The former Fulham man started his professional career with Lyon
and has signed a one-year contract with the club.
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