American businessman John Textor said Friday he is trying to sell his stake in Crystal Palace, which he owns 45% of through his company Eagle Football Holdings, and expressed an interest in purchasing Premier League rivals Everton.
Palace are one of four clubs Textor owns, along with majority stakes in French side Lyon, Brazilian first division club Botafogo and Belgian outfit RWD Molenbeek. He has appointed the Raine Group to find a buyer in his Palace stake.
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“As proud as we are to have been part of the resurgence of Crystal Palace, it remains true that Crystal Palace is an independent club run by a man with a steady hand who has achieved a level of sustainability that is incredibly rare in today’s Premier League,” Textor said in a statement.
“An integrated sporting model like ours at Eagle is simply not a perfect fit for Crystal Palace,” added the businessman, who is “proud” of his contribution to the club and is confident that a number of potential partners will step in.
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