A few months after filing a defamation complaint against John Textor and having OL’s accounts blocked by the commercial court, Jean-Michel Aulas, 75 years old since March 22, invited the American to the Élysée, he two months ago, on the occasion of Emmanuel Macron’s presentation of his medal as Commander of the National Order of Merit. He presented his successor, the man who dismissed him almost a year ago, on May 5, 2023, to the President of the Republic, who spent more than an hour, after the ceremony, with the hundred guests. “Jean-Michel also demonstrated to Textor the weight he had in France,” observes Gilbert Giorgi, a historic manager of the club, who piloted the stadium project, in particular. There were all the French football leaders, the ministers, Textor couldn’t believe his eyes…”
