A few days ago, in front of the Groupama Stadium, thousands of supporters demonstrated to claim the departure of John Textor, after the club's administrative demotion in Ligue 2 pronounced by the DNCG. Following this agitation, the then president, John Textor finally announced his withdrawal for the benefit of the president of OL Lyonnes, Michele Kang. Recall that to hope to stay in Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais must inject 100 million euros by Thursday and guarantee an additional 100 million for next season, according to The team. The American had also indicated that he wanted to refocus on clubs where he benefits from more freedom, notably Botafogo. But today the British daily The Guardian reveals that John Textor still feeds projects in Europe.
According to the newspaper, John Textor has several potential clubs in his viewfinder. Sheffield Wednesday, forbidden to recruit until January 2027 due to repeated delays in paying wages, could become a target. However, the current owner, Dejphon Chansiri, would ask for more than 150 million pounds to sell the Championship club. In addition, Textor has already initiated discussions with Gino Pozzo, the owner of Watford, about a possible investment in Vicarage Road. It is, moreover, not the first time that John Textor has been interested in Watford.
Close relations in the Premier League
Already mentioned a few months ago, the English club again appears on the radars of the boss of Eagle Football. Seduced by the multi-club model of current owners, the Pozzo, which also hold Udinese, Textor would have even started preliminary discussions, based on the funds from the expected sale of its shares at Crystal Palace. The Pozzo would have set the club's price between 180 and 210 million euros.
The Guardian Also underlines that, despite the difficulties encountered by John Textor in Crystal Palace, notably with President Steve Parish and the co -owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer, he continues to maintain close relations with key first league actors like Evangelos Marinakis, owner of Nottingham Forest, which could be qualified for the Europa League if the UEFA Sanction Palace.
Recently, Textor has left his post on the board of directors of Palace, and his future role remains uncertain, especially with the approach of the appeal before the Arbitral Tribunal of Sport. Despite his majority participation, he failed to bring Palace into the Eagle Football multi -cliclub network or take total control of the club. John Textor's European affairs therefore seem far from over.
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