Bruno Lage, who managed Wolves till October 2022, has sued Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor after pondering that he'd be supplied the job at Selhurst Park or French giants Lyon
John Textor, the co-owner of Crystal Palace, is being sued for greater than £6million by Bruno Lage over the membership's appointment of supervisor Oliver Glasner. In an outstanding authorized case, former Wolves boss Lage has accused Textor of signing a contract stating that he'd him supply the position of head coach with both Palace or French giants Lyon.
Like at Palace, US businessman Textor is the most important shareholder in Lyon. The Telegraph report that he's contesting the lawsuit.
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The alleged contract lined the interval between January 1 and April 15, 2024. It's stated to have been signed shortly after Lage turned supervisor of Textor's Brazilian facet, Botafogo, after agreeing a six-month deal in July 2023.
Lage, although, was sacked after lower than three months. It was was his first managerial position since being dismissed by Wolves in October 2022. The Portuguese is now in his second spell at Benfica. Lage's lawsuit centres round Palace's resolution to nominate Glasner in February final 12 months.
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The previous Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg supervisor was introduced after Roy Hodgson confirmed that he was stepping down to ensure that Palace to 'convey ahead their plans to nominate a brand new supervisor'. Ex-England supervisor Hodgson had collapsed throughout a coaching session within the days prior amid hypothesis that he was near shedding his job at Palace.
At Lyon, Pierre Sage was named their new head coach final July. Sage was initially given the job on an interim foundation earlier within the season following the sacking of Fabio Grosso.
Lage, who was by no means publicly linked with the Palace job forward of Glasner's arrival, was reportedly within the body to interchange Laurent Blanc, who was sacked by Lyon in September 2023 earlier than Grosso's two-month spell.
The Telegraph declare to have seen paperwork alleging a 'retainment settlement' signed by Textor. The paperwork allegedly say that any job supply made to Lage would come with a minimal two-year fixed-term contract and a mixed wage for the supervisor and his employees of $3.6m (£2.75m) per 12 months internet of tax and social-security contributions.
The 'legally binding' contract can also be alleged to state that Textor's Eagle Soccer Holdings would pay Lage that quantity by April 29, 2024, if he failed to make sure that certainly one of Palace or Lyon made him a suggestion throughout the agreed interval.
In his lawsuit, Lage calculates that sum would quantity to $7,659,574 (£5.9m), on prime of which he's claiming curiosity, prices and 'such additional or different aid because the court docket deems match'. It's additionally claimed that the contract included a clause that may see Lage pay Textor $3.6m (£2.75m) if he took a managerial position not with both Palace or Lyon throughout the identical interval.
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After shedding his job at Botafogo, Lage remained out of labor throughout the alleged 'restricted interval'. The 48-year-old took the Benfica job in September 2024 and led them to the Champions League knockout part after beating Monaco within the play-off spherical.
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