NY Jets owner look to buy John Textor’s 44.9% Palace sharePalace chair Steve Parish is backing the bidThe New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson, is closing in on a deal to buy John Textor’s shares in Crystal Palace in a move that could help the FA Cup winners’ chances of playing in next season’s Europa League.Johnson, who has owned the Jets since 2000, offered £190m for Textor’s 44.9% stake in the south London club last week, while the American is also believed to have received two similar bids from separate investors in recent days. But it is understood that despite being significantly below his valuation of around £240m, Textor is edging towards concluding a deal with Johnson and is now said to be ready to move on to invest in another club in English football after accepting defeat in his boardroom battle with the club’s chair, Steve Parish. Continue reading...