Obsessed with the possible takeover of Everton, is John Textor neglecting OL? The fact remains that the management of the Rhone club by the American businessman who is also involved with Crystal Palace, Botafogo and Molenbeek raises questions and concerns. The latest crazy episode to date: Ernest Nuamah’s real false start for Fulham.
In the final stretch of the transfer window, the young Ghanaian winger, definitively recruited this summer for 28.5 million euros from FC Nordsjælland, was pushed towards the exit by his president John Textor and the recruitment director Matthieu Louis-Jean. Direction the Premier League and Fulham, for 19 million euros, excluding bonuses. All in a rush and a medical visit organized urgently, in Lyon, in the presence of doctors sent by the London club.
A disappearance and an apology
Yes, but here’s the thing, the will-o’-the-wisp involved in ten Lyon goals last season (seven goals and three assists in 39 matches in all competitions) never wanted to leave the Gones, in tears during the first tests he underwent and finally flew away before the end of the medical protocol prior to any transfer – a leak which de facto led to the cancellation of the transaction.
For long hours, the interested party thus disappeared from the radar, for his club as well as for his representatives. So much so that OL had to come to terms with it, and first and foremost John Textor, who would have sent a personal apology to the 20-year-old striker to patch things up. It is therefore in Lyon that Ernest Nuamah will continue his career until further notice. In a club, however, riddled with debts and which will soon have to answer to the DNCG.
