Former Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has dropped libel suits against his successor at the head of OL, the American John Textor, who accused him on Tuesday of having “hidden” the real financial situation of the club at the time of transfer.
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“ There was an erroneous assessment of OL’s real financial situation when closing the transaction last December “said John Textor during a videoconference in English with official translation. ” He hid bad news. I could have found a solution before December 19 (date of the sale, editor’s note) if I had been aware “Risks related to the rules of the DNCG, the financial control body of French football, added the new president of OL during this point organized for some media.
” I imagine that these words are not from John Textor because by making them, he would expose himself to a defamation lawsuit and moreover would risk catastrophic sanctions for OL of the DNCG and the LFP “, reacted Jean-Michel Aulas on the X network (formerly Twitter) on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
Lyon, 17th and penultimate in Ligue 1
The historic boss of the club, initially appointed executive chairman for three years after its takeover by the Eagle Football holding group, was dismissed from his post on May 5. OL is currently constrained in its transfer window by measures to control its payroll and transfer allowances decided by the DNCG, which rejected OL’s appeal in early July.
” If I had known we would have these restrictions for this first transfer window, I would have asked to stop the transaction and restructure rather than give half a billion dollars in cash for the sellers “, also confided Textor.
Lyon must go back to the DNCG in October or November to reassess their situation. This procedure has already sparked tense exchanges between the club’s new management and its former boss.
After three days of the championship and before the reception of PSG on Sunday evening, Olympique Lyonnais occupies 17th and penultimate place in Ligue 1 with only one point on the clock.