Freshly demoted in Ligue 2 by the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG), OL has not yet admitted defeated. Facade speech or real conviction, John Textor is convinced that the call of the Lyon club for its maintenance in the elite will succeed. A repeated confidence this Saturday again with TV Globo.
“” We are very well capitalizedassures the American businessman. We will invest an important sum. We have just sold Crystal Palace. We have no financial difficulty, we have never had so much liquidity. But in the process, I did certain things that disappointed the control organizations there and we have to correct this. »»
In this interview with the Brazilian media, John Textor thus admits his mistakes and fully assumes his responsibilities. “”
I was not very good in politics in France, it is obvious. The process for me, as an American investor, to adapt to the system there has always been strange “, He admits. So he wants to step back.
Textor confirms his return to OL
“” I will spend much more time thinking about Eagle in a global way, returning more often to Botafogoconfesses the businessman. I have excellent partners within Eagle Football Group, shareholders who will have the mission to solve problems that I honestly did not manage in France. I can't wait to reconnect with Brazil … »»
Good news certainly for the many Lyon supporters still gathered today in the capital of Gaul to claim the departure of the person concerned. John Textor counting in particular on one of his close collaborators, Michael Gerlinger, currently director of Eagle football, to take over in front of the DNCG and the institutions of French football.
