Arsenal
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Everton
Fulham
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
News
Everton takeover may be closer than expected, Farhad Moshiri exploring 777 alternative for months
An Everton takeover deal could actually materialise far sooner than people realise.
The Miami-based group 777 Partners agr🔯eed a deal with Farhad Moshiri months ago but have been locked in a protracted battle to demon🉐strate that they can finance the club going forward.
The Premier League has refused to ratify the takeover amid ongoing financial and legal issues 𓆏su𝄹rrounding the investment firm, which have led to them losing control of other clubs in their football network.
And Moshiri has reportedly given 777 until 5.00 am tomorrow to prove that they can fund the deal – although it has long bee💦n known that is now a near impossibility.
However, a takeover could still be far clos🔯er🎶 than expected.
- READ MORE: Everton dodge bullet as £36.5m off-pitch 🤡investment collapses, deal♓ now officially dead
Non-exclusivity clause: is Everton takeover closer than we think?
It has been widely presumed that 777 have been in a period of exclusivity with Moshiri, essentially meaning the British-Iranian billionaire is unable to officially engageౠ other takeover suitors for a set period of time.
However, specialist investigative outlet claim that there is in fact no exclusiv🦋ity clause between tꦏhe two parties.
If that is the case, Moshiri could have𒐪 been talking to alternatives to 777 since it became apparent that they were going to be unable to get a deal over the line. That’ꦆs months ago.
I💮t was always going to be very likely that the billionaire was in informal talks with other parties in any case.
However, the lack of exclusivity may mean the diꦉscussions are far more advanced that most have assumed.
MSP, Textor, Bell-Downing, Qatar: Who else could buy Everton?
At presen꧟t, MSP Sports Ca𝔉pital looks like the most likely successor to Moshiri on Merseyside.
The investment group have an option to take full control of Everton as part of a pre-existing £160m loan to 🌃the club last year.
What’s more๊, the𒁃y have previously shown interest in a full takeover independent of the debt-to-equity deal.
Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor, who is looking to sell his stake in theꦗ South London side, is also exploring a deal.
He could use his connections with MSP via fellow Palace co-owner Davidও Blitzer to convince the investment group to take over the club as part of a bridging🍨 deal while he organises his finan꧙c🐼es to buy the club himself.
Andy Bell and George Downing, who already own small stakes in Everton, have publicly 🐟expressed their interest in part-ownership of the club𝓡 meanwhile.
If the local businessmen do pursue a deal, however, it will have to be part o♏f a larger syndicate.
A fourth option, perhaps the most appealing to many Evertonians, is a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund.
It has been reported elsewhere that Qatar have been contacted about the possibility of a deal, while groups from Kuwait and Bahrain aꦐre also believed to be k🌱een to make their first football acquisition – although there is no specific indication that this would be Everton.