prenzlauerbear
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Lyon have have a new American owner, John Textor. This is what he had to say about the deal:
"My football plan is to create an ecosystem of cooperative top-tier clubs that will benefit from the sharing of a global footprint of talent identification," Textor told CBS Sports. "As I continue to be concerned that the competitive dominance of state owned teams, and other wealthy clubs, is damaging to the greater football landscape of community driven clubs, I am merely hoping to demonstrate that alternative approaches to competitiveness must be explored and encouraged."
I thought this was a pretty interesting quote, especially given the distaste for oil clubs in the other thread. He also owns Brazilian top-flight club Botafogo and Belgian second-division side RWD Molenbeek, as well as a 40% stake in Crystal Palace. It seems he's positioning this model as a kind of antidote to the City's and PSG's — a bit like the Watford and Udinese project.
Seems Celtic already have a close relationship with the City Group, but how would our fans feel if he were to buy a smaller stake in us? Are we to big to be an affiliate club, even if it was a quid-pro-quo kind of relationship?
"My football plan is to create an ecosystem of cooperative top-tier clubs that will benefit from the sharing of a global footprint of talent identification," Textor told CBS Sports. "As I continue to be concerned that the competitive dominance of state owned teams, and other wealthy clubs, is damaging to the greater football landscape of community driven clubs, I am merely hoping to demonstrate that alternative approaches to competitiveness must be explored and encouraged."
I thought this was a pretty interesting quote, especially given the distaste for oil clubs in the other thread. He also owns Brazilian top-flight club Botafogo and Belgian second-division side RWD Molenbeek, as well as a 40% stake in Crystal Palace. It seems he's positioning this model as a kind of antidote to the City's and PSG's — a bit like the Watford and Udinese project.
Seems Celtic already have a close relationship with the City Group, but how would our fans feel if he were to buy a smaller stake in us? Are we to big to be an affiliate club, even if it was a quid-pro-quo kind of relationship?