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Sale of OL to John Textor: already the end of the American dream for Aulas?

2022-10-24T14:20:46.811Z


DECRYPTION – The once again postponed sale of Olympique Lyonnais by businessman John Textor is confusing.


After an initial postponement, the

closing

of the sale of shares and other bonds held by the main historical shareholders Pathé, Holnest (family holding of Jean-Michel Aulas) and the Chinese group IDG Capital, scheduled for October 21, 2022, has been postponed again by Several weeks.

Announced on June 20 and to be initially finalized on September 30, will the takeover of the Rhone club by EAGLE Football Holdings, a group controlled by the American John Textor, come to an end?

To discover

  • Calendar and results Ligue 1

  • League 1 standings

A postponed finalization… For the second time

Valuing the group at 800 million euros, the finalization of the operation was postponed for the first time, on September 30.

Jean-Michel Aulas wanted to be reassuring: "

the sale is concluded, without suspensive conditions and will be definitively carried out on October 21

 ".

The group's press release stated that the additional time would allow “to

finalize the legal documentation and the last steps prior to the completion of the operation

”.

John Textor at Groupama Stadium Frédéric Chambert / PANORAMIC

Read alsoLigue 1: the sale agreement of Olympique Lyonnais to John Textor (again) postponed

Alas, OL Group…

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Source: lefigaro

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