From my understanding it’s based on the funding model of the club, could see this coming for a while. The ‘woke‘ headline nonsense really does not get into what is causing the problems there at all.
I always take the Flight data on flight radar on the ground with a pinch of salt, but I did notice that, very strange. Looks like its overweight to me.
I thought I read somewhere that there is clause that meant Strasbourg had to achieve Europa League for the obligation to kick in. I don't have the source to hand for that I'm afraid.