Much of this saga centres around American businessman and Eagle Football Holdings owner John Textor. Eagle Football holds a 43 per cent stake in Crystal Palace, but also owns a 77 per cent stake in Ligue 1 outfit Lyon, who akin to Palace have also qualified for next season’s rendition of the Europa League.

There have been many instances of Premier League clubs - Brighton, Manchester City and Manchester United over the past two summers - being affected by this multi-club issue but not being booted out of Uefa competition,

Nottingham Forest have written to UEFA to “ask for clarity” on Crystal Palace’s place in next year’s Europa League, claiming that the Eagles have breached the federation’s multi-club ownership rules.