OM face UEFA scrutiny and possible Europa League exclusion amid mounting losses | OneFootball

UEFA is reviewing Marseille’s precarious finances on Tuesday. According to L'Équipe, without indulgence linked to France’s TV rights crisis, the club could face sanctions up to Europa League exclusion.

Marseille have been in the red for several seasons and have not complied with the 2022 settlement they signed with UEFA. They were modestly punished then, including a 2 million euros fine, 1.7 million suspended.

The pact required a return to balance under financial fair play, with a deficit not exceeding 60 million euros across three seasons and at least 55 million covered by the shareholder. The club appears not to have met those thresholds.

Across the three relevant seasons, the Frank McCourt-owned side posted net losses near 157 million euros per DNCG reports, with a worsening trajectory of -12.7 million in 2022-2023, -39.1 million in 2023-2024 and -105 million in 2024-2025. UEFA can trim totals by deducting certain investments.

UEFA’s club financial control commission is meeting in Nyon to hear Marseille’s case, with the club citing the domestic broadcast slump. Past flexibility has been shown in extreme situations, including for Ukrainian clubs affected by war and Turkish sides hit by currency collapse.

The review also covers other settlement clubs, including PSG, Lyon and Monaco, with PSG untroubled and Lyon not expected to face serious punishment at this stage.

If the arguments fail to convince, severe penalties could follow next season. Internally, Marseille’s new leadership acknowledge the scale of the problem, while a Tifosy Capital audit has recently been conducted. The club will appear before the DNCG on 18 June, with a wage-bill cap viewed as a credible scenario.

Source: L'Équipe