They had been left on their explosive exchange during a meeting of TV rights between club presidents. Last summer in the midst of a crisis for the retransmission of the French championship, John Textor and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi had struggled before their counterparts, when the first had treated the second of “tyrant“, And that the second had appointed the first of”cowboy», All, in a very tense climate between everyone.
Temphassed, the American had presented himself with a cowboy headgear during the match against PSG in February (when the images of the meeting had been made public), which had made a lot of people laugh. He had also cut the Qatari leader in each, and others, in an explosive interview granted to AS During which he had expressed his intention to denounce PSG and Qatar for unfair competition. Obviously, the two men have put water in their wine since.
Nasser al-Khelaïfi invited Textor to the Parc de Princes
This Wednesday evening, the Lyon boss was actually seen in the stands of the Parc des Princes to attend the semi-final return of the Champions League between PSG and Arsenal, and it is no coincidence. In this always fragile context of TV rights, and while Dazn will use its exit clause at the end of the season (the League is currently working on the project of a 100% Ligue 1 channel), the two men have now decided to work in synergy. It is also an initiative of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi to have invited Textor for this evening match, as revealed by the American on his Instagram account.
“Very happy to be invited by PSG to the semi-final of Champions League tonight; Also happy to work again with Nak, at the moment critical, on the challenges and opportunities of French football; In moments like this, we will work together … So I left the cowboy hat in Lyon. Tonight I support France ”wrote the American, who is also expected in the coming days in Lyon. As a reminder, his club finds itself in a very uncertain financial situation, while qualification for the Champions League seems today very compromised.
