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Lille Olympique Sporting Club (or LOSC) is in a paradoxical spot. They’re at the top of the Ligue 1 table, which could lead to their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years, but they’re also in financial ruin. How they got there is quite interesting. LOSC and Ligue 1 was expecting quite a bit of TV money, however MediaPro claimed they couldn’t make the payments to the clubs anymore, made an exit payment to get out of the contract, and now Canal+ has picked up the rights for half what MediaPro originally agreed to. Not only that, their ability to sell players’ transfer rights in the transfer market for a profit was hampered due to Covid. Needless to say, these two main hardships put the club in a tough spot financially.

Reported by the New York Times, LOSC owe about $140 million and, because their creditors didn’t believe the previous owner, Gérard López, could pay off the debts – they removed him. Now there are new owners, a new president, and they even fired arguably the best sporting director in the world, Luis Campos. In short, the club is in a tough spot, have a clean slate to work with, and whenever that happens in football it is really exciting, to me.

This leads me to Lille and why I will be doing a four part series on “Les Dogues.” I want to show where they could go from here and how they could operate in the future. Part 1 will be about building a Club Ethos, like I show in my article here. Part 2 will be about club finances and what they could do to become more financially stable. Part 3 and 4 will be about assessing the squad, and potential recruitment options. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this comprehensive deep dive and potential roadmap for Lille OSC.