Former head of Manchester United Ed Woodward was approached informally about the prospect of becoming a member of the Board of Eagle Football Holdings, the group that owns insects in clubs such as Crystal Palace and Lyon.
The ex-chief Executive left Old Trafford after resignation in 2021 against a background of unpopularity at the Premier League Big Beasts.
During the 17-year term of office of Woodward, the club did not succeed in winning Premier League subjessions and fans criticized his emphasis on commerciality compared to the success of the club on the field.
Since leaving the club in early 2022, Woodward has held positions at an AI -Sportbedrijf, an eSports company and as a trustee for the Bloomsbury Football Foundation.
But the manager can be prepared for a more direct role in the game after catching the eye of the Holdings Company, who also bet in Brazil Side Botafogo, RW Molenbeek of Belgium and FC Florida.
Woodward is supposed to be considered by the owner of the group, the American businessman John Textor, while he diversifies his board in addition to preparations to submit to American supervisors for a first public offer.
According to Sky Sports, Textor Alex Bafer, Frank Patterson and Sam Lynn have added as directors in recent weeks, with investment banks, including Stifel and TD Cowen and UBS, who work on the deal.
Last year the textor tried a number of different movements within the English game, with Eagle Football Holdings, one of the bidders who found conversations with the former ownership to take over Everton.
The group was ultimately superfluous by the Friedkin Group, whose purchase of the club was confirmed in mid -December.
Mail Sport also revealed that the group close to accepting an £ 230 million bid on Crystal Palace of the global investment company Sportsbank for their 45 percent interest in the South London Club, but in the midst of an increase in the results for the side of Oliver Glasner, plans to sell on ice cream placed.
Despite the departure in 2022, it is assumed that Woodward has received a windfall of the sale of Man United to Sir Jim Ratcliffe because of his retention of a minority share in the club.
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