Alan Whittle
Player Valuation: £70m
Not this again.I reckon they could cope better without him, but he does deserve some credit where it's due. At Crystal Palace for instance, he was the driving force behind the decision to hire Oliver Glasner, who led them to the FA Cup win and at Botafogo (his Brazilian club), he guided them to the Copa Libertadores. He seems well-liked at Botafogo too.
At the end of the day, I am glad we got TFG rather than Textor as I think TFG will probably be able to offer greater financial resources and leave footballing decisions to people with a background in football.
The only “evidence ” for Textor being behind Glasner’s appointment (or having any influence at all) is from Textor himself and it only appeared fromone or two Textor friendly journos after Glasner’s first run of games which were very successful.
Glasner leading Palace to the FA Cup win is a new one though

The issue with UEFA over our participation in the Europa League is due to Textor’s shareholding in Palace and whether (through the voting rights associated with that shareholding) he has a controlling interest - he does not. Nor are Palace a part of his Eagle Holdings group, in which he holds Lyon, Botafogo, etc.
UEFA have been slow to react over multi club ownership and now they face an issue cropping up regularly that they have previously just nodded through; (Man City & Girona for example).
Having said all that, Textor has upset a number of people in football officialdom including at UEFA. If they can find a way to mess him up, they might.
Palace, with no expectations of European football in March, missed the deadline to put any conflicting ownership shares into a blind trust and UEFA have refused their offer to do it now.
UEFA have to find a way to be seen to do something and find a resolution for future seasons. As no big clubs are in danger of expulsion their commercial interests are protected this season. Palace may yet, however unjustly, find themselves victim to Textor’s haphazard over weaning ambition and greed.