Textor enters exclusivity talks Crystal Palace share sale with US-Saudi investors

January 7 – A consortium backed by individuals from Saudi Arabia and the United States has signed an exclusivity agreement to buy Eagle Football’s 45% stake in Crystal Palace.

The group includes former basketball superstar and current head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, Jason Kidd, who seems set to follow in the footsteps of LeBron James, who bought a 2% stake in Liverpool for $6.5 million in 2011. Bringing financial wizardry are Morgan Stanley sports executive Bejan Esmaili and former Roc Nation attorney executive Wajid Mir.