Official | Michele Kang replaces John Textor as Lyon president | OneFootball

With the club’s future on the line, there has been a crucial change in the hierarchy at Olympique Lyonnais. John Textor, who announced earlier this week that he would be stepping back from his role as president, has been replaced by Michele Kang.

The DNCG confirmed Lyon’s relegation to Ligue 2 last week. The club announced that they would be appealing the decision. It was expected that, given his previous difficulties with French football’s financial watchdog, Textor would be sidelined. “I have shareholders to handle the issues that I haven’t handled very well in France,” he admitted.

Gerlinger appointed Director General at Lyon

That has now come to pass with Kang coming in to replace Textor as OL president. Kang, the president of OL Lyonnes and a shareholder in Eagle Groupe, has now been appointed Chairman and CEO of Eagle Football Group and CEO of OL. Michael Gerlinger, meanwhile, has been appointed Director General.

“I’m grateful to everyone at OL for their dedication during this exceptionally challenging time. Michele is the perfect choice to lead OL in the next phase and I have full confidence in Michele and OL will come out stronger under her leadership,” said Textor in a press release.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle