John Textor joins Botafogo supporters (Photo by Lucas Figueiredo / Getty Images South America / Getty Images via AFP)
In addition to the financial windfalls linked to victory in the Copa Libertadores and the Club World Cup, Botafogo still has the jackpot in the league. No less than 40 million euros will come into the coffers of Eagle Football.
Thursday, Laurent Prud'homme further highlighted the benefits of timeshare, arguing that “each club contributes to and benefits from the results of the others”. In gros, John Textor “try to put in place a fair and horizontal system” in which all Eagle Football clubs would benefit. For the moment, OL supporters have the impression that their club is the cash cow that allowed Botafogo to strengthen oneself. It rather bore fruit since the Brazilian team had a successful season. A historic title in the Copa Libertadores then a championship title that Carioca supporters have been waiting for since 1995. All these coronations have made it possible to generate a financial windfall and as John Textor recalled during his visit to the DNCG, it is today Today it's Botafogo's turn to help OL.
Real repercussions that will convince the DNCG?
Banned from recruitment and having seen the financial policeman pronounce a relegation as a precautionary measure, OL is looking for liquidity. There will be the sale of players, but the holding company of which the Lyon club is a part can now count on more than a hundred million euros thanks to Botafogo and its titles. After the approximately twenty million euros from the Libertadores and around fifty linked to participation in the Club World Cup, Textor should soon receive a bonus of 41 million euros following its coronation in the championship according to Globo Esporte. If the money will go into the coffers of Eagle Football, the American owner had nevertheless revealed a very precise battle plan to bail out theOL including the sale of Crystal Palace and the listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
