Now that the Brazilian club has reached the Holy Grail and won the Copa Libertadores for the first time in its history, OL fans are hoping to see their money invested in Botafogo again. Real or chimerical prospects? We debate it…
Our question of the week concerns the links between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and Botafogo. Will John Textor actually use the new winner of the Copa Libertadores and his future winnings to replenish the coffers of his French club and respond to the threats of the DNCG? That's the whole question at the moment.
If he understands the OL supporters who invite Botafogo to “give back the money” which allowed the Brazilian team to build muscle in two years, going from a penniless promoted player to the behemoth of the South American continent, our OL specialist Alexandre Corboz especially invites us to better understand the functioning of John Textor, above all a supporter of his Eagle Holdings before being behind one club or another.
Who is Alexandre Corboz, our OL specialist? Editor-in-chief of the site butfootballclub.fr since June 2024, Alexandre Corboz has followed Olympique Lyonnais on a daily basis since 2008. Arriving on the same day as Claude Puel (lucky isn't it…) in this beautiful city of Lyon, the Born in Annecy, he saw the growth of current OL executives like Alexandre Lacazette, whom he already followed when they started at 17-18 years old in the CFA (4th division). Since the summer of 2008, Alexandre Corboz has missed almost no Les Gones home match, whether at Groupama Stadium and earlier at Gerland. He was also in all the ASSE – OL or OL – ASSE derbies, whether in Lyon or in the hostile inner suburbs.
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