The tension has risen a notch between Jean-Michel Aulas and his successor at the head of OL, John Textor.
The war is total between Jean-Michel Aulas and Olympique Lyonnais! According to The Team, the French leader asked the Lyon commercial court to seize the accounts of OL, an institution he led for 36 years and of which he still sits on the board of directors. Consequence: the Rhone club has for the moment no more liquidity. 14.5 million euros were frozen and the securities held by John Textor, the current owner of Les Gones, were pledged.
Earlier in the day, “JMA” announced the filing of a defamation complaint against the American businessman, via his company Holnest. During a videoconference, organized Tuesday with some journalists, John Textor accused his predecessor of having hidden certain elements relating to the financial situation of the club from him in an email received on December 16, three days before the sale of OL.
Textor: ” If I had known… “
“While the subject of the email was entitled ‘DNCG: positive decision’, a warning from the DNCG was drowned in a flood of information. This email was only sent to me, not to lawyers or other parties. If I had known about these restrictions, I would have asked to stop trading. Rather than give half a billion to the sellers, I would have lowered this purchase price and put more money in the club’s accounts.said the new boss.
“That’s one of the reasons for our difficulties with Jean-Michel, he added. I find it almost funny but actually tragic that he says he would have solved the situation when he presided over the deterioration of the business and hid the bad news. » What, therefore, to react Jean-Michel Aulas: “The Holnest company contests these allegations with the greatest firmness (…) and has been forced to initiate several legal actions to preserve its rights in the face of repeated breaches by John Textor and Eagle Football. » Atmosphere…
