John Textor supports Laurent Blanc

John Textor JEFF PACHOUD / AFP

Interviewed by the press on Tuesday, the American owner of Olympique Lyonnais John Textor spoke the day after the departure of the historic president of Olympique Lyonnais, Jean-Michel Aulas.

He wanted to support Laurent Blanc. While doubts hang over the presence or not of the 1998 world champion on the Lyon bench next season, Textor confirmed that he wanted to give him the “resourcesto grow and evolve in the future.

“We will add resources to the football department. We are not going to add a general manager. We will keep and support Laurent Blanc. I think our coach deserves a lot of resources and our support this summer. This club has worked well over the last 15 games, we must continue to add quality, experience. (…) We must recruit and give the necessary tools to this coach. I’m going to dinner tonight with Laurent Blanc. It’s such a legend. (…) I can’t wait to have dinner with him tonight.»

A large-scale transfer window this summer

“My feeling is that we want to invest heavily in recruitment, increase recruitment cells, be effective in scouting. In the search for talent, I think that we lack resources. In the medium term, we must be ready for this summer. The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing while trying for a different result. It’s time to do things differently.confirmed the CEO of OL.