Acquired last December by NewCity Capital, AS Nancy-Lorraine is one of six clubs belonging to the American group along with Barnsley (England), Oostende (Belgium), Esbjerg (Denmark), Thun (Switzerland) and Den Bosch (Netherlands). The thistles passed at the end of last season in front of the DNCG. They have been prohibited from making expensive recruitments and their payroll has been regulated. However, the Lorrainers have already been able to welcome 5 recruits since the start of the season. If the free arrival of Shaqil Delos and the loan of Nathan Trott from West Ham are not singled out, the loans of Mamadou Thiam (26), Andrew Jung (23) and Thomas Basila (22) are cringe. The three players were recruited by Oostende which is a club belonging to the same owner as ASNL before being loaned out. Moreover Nancy also sold Mickaël Biron (23 years old) in Oostende in order to satisfy the demands of the DNCG and he remained on loan in the Lorraine club. A legal practice but which has been strongly criticized by 11 Ligue 2 clubs.

The latter would have sent a joint letter to the Professional Football League in order to complain about this practice, as revealed by the specialized media Ma Ligue 2. “The AS Nancy – Lorraine club, a historic and respectable institution of French football , has been given new governance since the start of the year. They blithely circumvent the recruitment procedures imposed on him by the DNCG, following the examination of his financial situation. Through the Belgian club Ostend, controlled by the same shareholders, ASNL does not respect the constraints imposed on other L2 clubs. In view of this unfair competition and the flagrant unfairness that results from it within the Ligue 2 championship "can one read in particular. These eleven Ligue 2 clubs consider that Nancy is using a roundabout way to defraud and do not intend to stop there. After two days of Ligue 2, Nancy is currently in last place following its heavy defeat against Toulouse (4-0).