Olympique Marseille under new DNCG scrutiny

Olympique Marseille is preparing for a new meeting with the DNCG. In the meantime, the DNCG, which will hear the club in early December, is demanding further guarantees to continue the financial recovery already launched by Frank McCourt.

The club had undergone a summer audit of its wage bill and transfer costs, with certain targets to meet by the end of the summer window. The targets were not fully achieved, as admitted by president Stéphane Richard, who nevertheless highlighted the efforts to reduce the burden of player contracts. The DNCG now wants further guarantees and Olympique Marseille could be forced to intervene again in the winter transfer market.

The management does not intend to create dressing‑room issues nor to drop players from the squad, but some departures may become necessary, especially for those with high wages or market value such as Pierre‑Emile Hojbjerg and Igor Paixao. The possible loss of key players also worries Bruno Genesio, who already has a relatively small squad and has had to make numerous changes to bring stability and results after a disappointing start. Behind the austerity policy is Frank McCourt’s desire to avoid new financial imbalances, without providing personal guarantees as in the past. The club continues to defend the path it has taken, but the next meeting with the DNCG will be a crucial step to understand how much leeway it will have in the coming months.