The former president of Olympique Lyonnais, Jean-Michel Aulas, did not hesitate to reveal certain details of the takeover of the club by the American John Textor.
While the DNCG (National Management Control Department) has already announced the implementation of sanctions against Olympique LyonnaisJean-Michel Aulas, the former president of Les Gones, took advantage of his time in the columns of The gallery to reveal the underside of the sale of the Rhone club to John Textor. The former OL boss assuring that he did not want “sell that way”.
“I sold because my partner Jérôme Seydoux, much more experienced than me, wanted to sell and announce it publicly, thus expressing the desire to rationalize the investments of his group. It happened quickly. I learned it almost by chance on the eve of an OL quarter-final in Porto. Obviously, that precipitated my own choices because I didn’t want to sell that way.”thus regretted JMA.
And the 74-year-old added: “I received six offers selected by the American bank Raine. I choose one, that of Foster Gillett, which is not the one that will be retained. I am made to understand that the bank prefers another. Initially, I wouldn’t have sold everything, maybe I wouldn’t have sold at all. I accept, but I pose as a condition that the candidate for the takeover takes over a large part of the capital. I have some regrets, but I’m turning the page while keeping a very close eye, since I remain a shareholder of OL Groupe, via my company Holnest, up to 9%. »
