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Despite Botafogo’s failures in the last Brazilian championship, and Molenbeek’s relegation to the Belgian second division, John Textor has not only had bad things happen with his clubs in recent months. Indeed, Crystal Palace has recovered perfectly in England under the leadership of Oliver Glasner, while OL has made a historic comeback in Ligue 1 with Pierre Sage. But there you have it, a seasoned businessman, the American is above all there for business. In May, The Athletic revealed that Textor was ready to sell Crystal Palace to buy Everton.
Since then, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge. This Saturday, The Guardian reveals that the owner of Eagle Football has indeed made a new offer to become the majority shareholder of the Toffees, still looking for a new owner after the failure with the Friedkin group, owner of AS Roma and Cannes. This offer from Textor would be substantially the same as the first, submitted in June, but given the urgency of the situation, the OL boss could see his chances of a buyout increase. The Guardian However, Textor will have to sell his shares in Crystal Palace (45%) in order to complete this operation. In recent weeks, the businessman had also exchanged with another Premier League club, and one from the Championship.
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