Following the club’s administrative relegation to Ligue 2, John Textor’s days at the helm appear numbered — and his successor may already be lined up. According to RMC Sport, Ares Management — the investment fund that financed much of Textor’s takeover of OL — is preparing to step in and take control.

In the wake of the confirmation of Olympique Lyonnais’ relegation to Ligue 2, the club’s main ultras group, the Bad Gones, have called on owner John Textor to leave the club. Textor’s stock

John Textor claimed he was 24 hours away from buying Everton last year before Dan Friedkin came back in to trump him. But now his French club Olympique Lyonnais have been forcibly relegated to Ligue 2 because of the poor state of their finances.