the exalted departure of Jean-Michel Aulas on Al-Khelaïfi

For many years, when he was at the head of OL, Jean-Michel Aulas waged an open war against PSG and Qatar, with accusations of unfair competition against a wealthy club-state. But the tone has clearly changed, now that Aulas is no longer in charge in the gone club.

In the show Bartoli Time on RMC Sport, Jean-Michel Aulas indeed glorified Nasser Al-Khelaïfi as rarely. According to him, the president of PSG and strong man on the Qatar side is quite simply the savior of French football from now on! “Today, French football is organized in a centralized manner. The weight of PSG and Qatar is enormous, for lack of other solutions. This is the solution that allows the French championship to function and to have a team capable of winning the Champions League. I am convinced that PSG will succeed. This is a situation where PSG and Nasser (Al-Khelaïfi) are omnipresent. He is very competent. 15 years ago, I indicated that it was perhaps too dangerous to be too dependent on a single club. Since then, things have been going well. Nasser has done well in the championship, he is president of the ECA. I held important positions for years. He is also at UEFA, very close to Aleksander Ceferin. He has skills which today allow us to ensure what he does for PSG and the championship (…) It is he, with beIN Sports, who saved the French championship,” said the former OL boss.

Aulas asks Textor to focus on OL

Jean-Michel Aulas who also mentioned the John Textor case, with advice for its management. According to him, Textor should focus on the Lyon club rather than Botafogo in his Eagle galaxy… “I hope with all my heart that the current difficulties will be resolved. John has the ability. It has powerful shareholders. He himself has other means of development. Monitoring of the DNCG is part of a general plan. You have to be able to meet these deadlines. I completely trust John. He installed Laurent Prud'homme as head of OL's general management. All the titles have allowed OL, whether for boys, girls or the academy, to be at the highest level for 30 years. (…) John must concentrate fully on OL, perhaps less on Botafogo so that more of his skills are available to OL supporters,” confided the legendary president of the OL.

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