The coronavirus has, as with every other industry and walk of life, had a permanent effect on each sport's financial infrastructure. Games and seasons were cancelled or postponed, those leagues that returned mostly did so without fans and while a good portion of television revenue was salvaged, the shortfalls from 2020 will have ramifications for a while. Soccer has been hit as hard as any other sport.
A lot of European soccer's richest clubs -- the ones not named Chelsea, anyway -- have been forced to rein in spending to some degree, and it stands to reason that while clubs don't usually go bankrupt and fold, the pain will last a while in lower-level leagues.