“I have excellent partners in the Eagle Football Group, shareholders who will take the reins to manage questions that I have honestly unable to treat in France,” added the businessman.
In the eyes of the Lyon supporters, the Cowboy of Nasser embodied all the ills of the Rhone formation. With this outing, he also realizes his mea-culpa. “”I was not very good in “politics”. The system has always seemed strange to me. As a American, I couldn’t adapt and I probably crumpled certain instances. “
Owner since 2022, he assures that the club will find a stable situation. “We are going to invest an important sum, we have just sold Crystal Palace. We have no financial difficulty, we have never had so much liquidity. But during the process, I did certain things that disappointed the governing bodies there and we have to remedy it.”
Before finishing on a touch of optimism: “I can’t wait to reconnect with Brazil. We are going to get out there (in France). We will set up a solid team.”
John Textor says he is still confident in the future, especially with the agreement concluded with UEFA to participate in the Europa League despite a large fine of 50 million euros. “It’s like that with the multi-club system. You cannot win all the matches of all clubs the same day.”
