Crystal Palace are set to find out whether they will be cleared to appear in next season’s Europa League.
The FA Cup winners will hold a crunch meeting with UEFA representatives on Tuesday to plead their case to compete in Europe for the first time.
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Oliver Glasner’s side qualified for the continent’s secondary club competition by beating Manchester City at Wembley last month to secure their first ever major trophy.
It booked Palace and their fans a ticket on a European tour, but the Premier League outfit must show UEFA’s club financial control body (CFCB) on Tuesday that they do not fall foul of its multi-club ownership rules.
John Textor holds a 43 per cent stake in Palace through his company Eagle Football and he is also the owner of French club Lyon, who qualified for the Europa League with a sixth-placed finish in Ligue 1.
No individual is allowed to have a significant say in the running of two clubs competing in the same UEFA competition and the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) would have to make a ruling on any potential breach.
talkSPORT understands Palace are confident no rules have been breached owing to the fact that Textor – through Eagle Football – has only a 25 per cent share of voting rights alongside fellow principal owners Josh Harris, David Blitzer and chairman Steve Parish.
Parish is also responsible for the day-to-day running of the club, which has led to past tension with Textor, who had previously tried to sell his shares and take over Everton.
Given Palace believe they have no influence over Lyon and Eagle Football does not have decision-making powers at the Premier League outfit because of the voting structure, the club are hopeful of being able to compete in Europe.
If Palace fail to convince the CFCB that no rules have been breached, Lyon would keep their Europa League spot due to a higher league finish.
Meanwhile, Brondby, who Textor also owns, qualified for the Conference League.
This could prevent Palace from entering the Conference League, which could open the door for Brighton to benefit.
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The Seagulls missed out on a place in Europe despite finishing eighth in the Premier League.
Their final position would have been enough for Conference League qualification had Palace not won the FA Cup.
It would have also secured Fabian Hurzeler’s side a berth had Chelsea finished outside the top six.
However, the Blues beat Nottingham Forest on the final day to end the campaign in fourth and qualify for the Champions League.
Enzo Maresca followed up the top five finish by winning the Conference League last week.
As for Palace, the CFCB previously ruled on multi-club ownership prior to the 2024/25 season.
They ultimately allowed Manchester City and Girona to compete in the Champions League despite both being owned by the City Football Group.
Manchester United and Nice, who are both at least co-owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, were cleared to appear in the Europa League.
