Olympique Lyonais: "J-M. Aulas will have autonomy, I'll be there as a resource" (J. Textor)

"I won't have the pressure of being in charge. Jean-Michel Aulas will have a great deal of autonomy and I will be there above all as a resource," said John Textor, head of Eagle Football Holdings LLC, an American company which is preparing to take control of OL Groupe, during a press conference held at the Groupama Stadium on 21/06/2022.

Holnest (Jean-Michel Aulas' family holding company), Pathé (film production and distribution, cinema operations, FRA) and IDG Capital (investment fund, CHN) have announced that they have "entered into exclusive negotiations with Eagle Football Holdings, LLC (holding company combining the interests of John Textor and Jamie Salter, USA) in relation to the aquisition by the latter of a majority equity interest in OL Groupe, followed by a simplified mandatory tender offer," said the holding company that owns Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) on 20/06/2022.

"John (Textor) ticks all the boxes. From the beginning, he wanted to invest in OL by working with the current management team and myself on a permanent basis. A fourfold objective has been…