World pop star Taylor Swift could give Ligue 1 strugglers Lyon a significant headache at the finish of the season pursuing their disastrous start to the marketing campaign.
The seven-time French champions, who have ex-Leading League stars Alexandre Lacazette and Dejan Lovren in their ranks, have won just 1 of their opening 13 league matches, and at the moment sit base of the desk in France’s best division.
Possessing parted ways with Laurent Blanc in September, they sacked previous World Cup winner Fabio Grosso past 7 days and are now searching for their 3rd supervisor of the period soon after putting Pierre Sage in interim demand.
They are in actual danger of remaining relegated this time period, and their activity of staying up could be created even more hard by Swift.
This is due to the reality that the 33-12 months-aged has sold-out live shows at Lyon’s Groupama Stadium on Sunday, June 2 and Monday, June 3, which coincides with the next leg of the Ligue 1 relegation/advertising participate in-off, which is usually performed at residence by the Ligue 1 side.
Taylor Swift has sold-out concert events at Lyon’s stadium that coincide with the Ligue 1 relegation/marketing engage in-off
Swift is set to play at the Groupama Stadium, which holds just shy of 60,000 admirers on consecutive evenings following June
Bottom club Lyon could be pressured to locate an alternative venue if they are associated in this fixture
Lyon sit base of the Ligue 1 and are looking for a 3rd manager of the year soon after sacking Fabio Grosso (pictured) final 7 days
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The relegation/marketing perform-off is performed amongst the 16th-positioned staff in Ligue 1 and the winner of the Ligue 2 promotion enjoy-offs.
Lyon would want to climb two areas in the desk to get into 16th, but there is a sensible likelihood that this could take place.
Lyon bosses experienced scheduled the concerts to raise the club’s profits obtaining not anticipated their crew to be involved in a relegation battle.
On the other hand, this gamble could backfire massively come the close of the season.
Struggling relegation would be a big tumble from grace for Lyon soon after they created the semi-finals of the Champions League just 3 yrs ago, beating Manchester Metropolis on their way to the past four.
With Swift’s gigs locked in, Lyon could be left on the lookout for an alternate location to play their residence fixture in the relegation engage in-off if they finish 16th.
This would take absent their property gain at a essential position in the year if they are preventing to keep in Ligue 1 upcoming summer.