Crystal Palace’s chairman, Steve Parish, and the club’s biggest investor, John Textor, have fallen out despite the American increasing his stake to more than 40% when he completed his takeover of Lyon last month.
The Guardian understands the pair have barely been on speaking terms in the weeks since Textor added the French club to a portfolio that includes stakes in Palace, the Brazilian side Botafogo and RWD Molenbeek in Belgium.
Textor is believed to have been left extremely disappointed by significant delays he faced in completing the £800m deal for Lyon after Parish initially…
