Johnson Completes Purchase Of Stake In Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace person confirmed that New York Jets proprietor Woody Johnson has completed his acquisition of John Textor's 43% liking successful nan club.

Johnson has bought nan shareholding of Eagle Football Holdings - nan multi-club institution owned by Textor - successful a woody believed to beryllium worthy adjacent to £190m.

The 78-year-old American has signed nan Premier League's owners' charter aft joining president Steve Parish, Josh Harris and David Blitzer arsenic a partner and head of Crystal Palace.

"I americium honoured and privileged to beryllium joining nan ownership group of Crystal Palace Football Club," Johnson told nan club's charismatic website.

"It is an organisation pinch a proud history, tradition, and heavy roots successful English shot successful southbound London, which I came to respect during my clip arsenic US Ambassador to nan United Kingdom.

"Eagles fans person demonstrated bonzer loyalty, passion, and unwavering dedication and I americium excited to meet and get to cognize them."

Parish added: "We are delighted to beryllium welcoming Woody to nan ownership of nan shot club.

"We very overmuch look guardant to moving alongside him to build connected our historical caller occurrence moving forwards."

More to follow.