Crystal Palace could push for Premier League investigation after Nottingham Forest twist
John Textor has been heavily scrutinised following the circumstances surrounding his Crystal Palace exit over the summer.
Textor sold his Palace shares to Woody Johnson to prevent Oliver Glasner’s side from losing their place in the Europa League.
However, it proved to be too late after Uefa deemed he had breached its multi-club ownership rules due to his shares in Lyon, who also qualified for the competition.
Palace were demoted to the Conference League, leading to Evangelos Marinakis-owned Nottingham Forest being promoted to the Europa League as a result.
In an interview with Botafogo fans on the Canal do TF YouTube channel on 28 November, Textor described Marinakis as the “partner that he wanted at Crystal Palace”.
Meanwhile, the American billionaire revealed in a follow-up interview with The Times on 1 December the relationship between the two owners has allowed them to “adjust” transfer fees.
Crystal Palace ‘interested’ in John Textor situation
Former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider Palace could push for the Premier League to investigate the situation following Textor’s comments.
Textor and Marinakis have agreed multiple deals between their clubs over the past couple of years.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson said: “It seems to me that this is just the sort of thing that Crystal Palace pick up the phone to the Premier League about and say, ‘Well, hang on a minute. We’ve been told X, Y and Z about the relationship between those two parties. It needs to be investigated’.
“There’s no love lost between the clubs, and I don’t think there’s any love lost between Crystal Palace and John Textor.
“It would not surprise me if they were interested in that situation.”
Alongside French giants Lyon, Textor owns Brazilian side Botafogo and Belgian outfit RWD Molenbeek through Eagle Football Holdings, while Marinakis’s portfolio includes Greek champions Olympiakos and Portuguese club Rio Ave.
Which deals has Textor agreed with Nottingham Forest?
The first major deals between Textor and Marinakis saw Moussa Niakhate and Orel Mangala leave Forest to join Lyon in 2024.
Botafogo then sold Igor Jesus, Cuiabano, Jair Cunha and John Victor to the East Midlands side in the recent summer transfer window.
Meanwhile, Forest sold Danilo to Botafogo and Matt Turner to Lyon as part of the latest transactions between the two multi-club owners.
There was even talk of Marinakis investing in Botafogo in recent months, but any deal is yet to materialise.
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