John Textor, president of OL and Botafogo, during his hearing in Brazil (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Seeking to sell his shares in Crystal Palace, John Textor nevertheless wishes to reinvest in English Football. After Everton, the owner of OL would have his sights set on Watford, who play in the Championship.
Currently in Brazil, John Weaver has a smile more than ever with Botafogo. Qualified for the Copa Libertadores final, the Carioca club also have a six-point lead in the league and are perhaps heading towards a national title. While awaiting the outcome in Brazil, the American owner continues to look for an investor to buy back his 45% in Crystal Palace. Textor has not hidden it, he wants to sell and in the latest press release from Eagle Football, this sales process should take place in the coming weeks or months. Recently, the Sportbank investor group reportedly made an offer of around $200 million. A nice influx of money which would be used by Textor to invest in a new club. After Molenbeek, Botafogo and theOLthe American would like to be in the majority in a fourth club, which will logically be English.
A buyout around 200 million euros?
A few weeks ago, John Weaver thought thatEverton would join the Eagle galaxy even if he had confirmed that the Toffees would join another holding company. The operation finally fell through, the family Friedkin winning the day. However, this desire to have a new club on the other side of the Channel has not passed and, according to The Sun, Weaver would now have views on Watford. The club from the suburbs of London currently plays in the Championship and is owned by the Pozzo family, who also own theUdinese.
Having put 10% of the club's shares up for sale during the summer, the Pozzos would be open to the idea of selling the remaining 90%, in exchange for a check for around 200 million euros. A price approximately equivalent to that of the sale of shares of Crystal Palace for John Weaver. The latter has already started some preliminary discussions with the management of Watford.
