Crystal Palace shareholders are set to meet with UEFA to help the club play in the Europa League next season. After they face a ban on teams with the same ownership playing in the competition.
Palace have four main shareholders – John Texter, Steve Parish, Josh Harris and David Blitzer –
and are set to meet UEFA representatives on Tuesday to discuss Texter’s company’s shareholding in Europa League side Lyon.
UEFA had given the clubs a March 1 deadline to clear up any issues over their ownership.
Texter is owned by Eagle Football, which owns 88 per cent of Lyon. And a 43 per cent stake in Palace.
Lyon’s sixth-place finish in Ligue 1 secured them a place in the Conference League. but Paris Saint-Germain won the French Cup, แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ. Meaning their Europa League place fell to them.
Despite Palace’s major shareholders holding different shares, all four have an equal say in the club’s affairs.
Demotion to the Conference League could be an option for Palace if they are banned from the Europa League, although Blitzer’s company owns a stake in Brondby, which plays in the Conference League.
If Palace are banned from European competition in all competitions, Nottingham Forest could move to the Europa League instead. They finished seventh to secure a place in the Conference League, which would see Brighton, who finished eighth, also enter the Conference League. Palace would be in
the hot seat instead of Lyon because rules dictate that the clubs ranked higher in their domestic leagues play first in their tournaments. Palace finished 12th to Lyon’s sixth.