The Prince of Johor, a buoy for Peter Lim

During a dinner on the only tour of a Valencia expedition in Singapore, in May 2016, the Prince of Johor, Tunku Ismail, proudly showed videos of his team, the Johor Darul Takzim, who has just been proclaimed champion. But of course, what Peter Lim was presenting to his most intimate friends there was not a title in MalaysiaIt was the football players of the club that had been bought in old Europe, the desire of rich football fans from the East and Asia.

Five years later, with the Lim's reputation is damaged for his management at Valencia, with protests even at his Manchester hotel, critical reports in The Guardian Y The New York Times; with open wars with the rocks, with black and white legends, town hall and from Monday also with the Generalitat, the Prince of johor, Lim's personal friend, presents himself as a lifeguard to redirect Valencia's sports management, a buoy for Lim to collect candles and continue at the same time doing deaf ears to those who claim him and expect him to sell his 84.5% from Valencia.

It is said that the Prince of Johor, if your arrival is consummated (Since Monday he has not published any more stories on Instagram and in the club offices the law of silence reigns in this regard), acquire part of the shareholding cake of Valencia, although it is also pointed out that Lim would keep most. Obviously, it will be a sale on a larger or smaller scale, but from his vision it is simply a agreement between capitalist partners and the transfer of executive power in sports.

“What does Valencia need? They need someone who knows football,” Tunku Ismail posted. Reason is not lacking. No Meriton employee is valid to hold the reins of the club alone as it has been seen for six years and Lim stopped trusting recommended managers by third parties or outside your company (Rufete, García Pitarch or Mateu Alemany). Thus, in this context, the pact that is in hand with the Prince of Johor would give light to the tunnel in which Lim is in in Mestalla. Ultimately, Lim would cease to be the focus of criticism for his management and, first of all, he would maintain his status as majority shareholder. Time will tell if it also gives light to Valencia.