John Textor, the president of OL, said he was withdrawn from the management of the club which has just been demoted in Ligue 2, pending the result of the call.
Draded in Ligue 2, Tuesday evening by a decision of the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG), Olympique Lyonnais will challenge this thunderclap on appeal. And this battle will not be waged by John Textor.
The president of the club and director of the company Eagle Football Group (owner of OL and Botafogo) indicated to set back. “I will spend much more time thinking about Eagle in a global way, devoting myself more to Botafogo”, The American businessman told Saturday to TV Globo, quoted by The team.
John Textor spoke live from Philadelphia where
Botafogo Affrontatit Palmeirasfor a 100% Brazilian duel, on the occasion of the knockout stages of the Club World Cup. While the Lyon supporters feed an anger against him, John Textor has admitted that he was not able to convince the DNCG.
“We have no financial difficulty”
He explains that faced with the financial gendarme of French football, he did « Some things that have disappointed the governing bodies there and we have to remedy it. »
The OL boss also displayed its optimism again.
« We will invest a large sum, we have just sold Crystal Palace. We have no financial difficulty and we have never had so much liquidity. »»
