Football Insider has been informed by sources that a number of US investors are keen to acquire Everton and have expressed interest in doing so.
Despite their off-field problems, senior writer Pete O’Rourke said the Merseysiders will be a “attractive proposition” to many interested parties in an interview with Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast.
After reaching an agreement to purchase Moshiri’s 94.1% ownership in Goodison Park for £500 million last September, 777 Partners was unable to proceed with its acquisition proposal.
It was first reported by Football Insider last month that Moshiri had received approaches from fresh American buyers to purchase the Merseyside giants.
O’Rourke anticipates that Everton will attract a lot of interest in the upcoming weeks as a result of the revelation that 777’s takeover has collapsed.
Farhad Moshiri looking to strike new Everton takeover deal
It has been a challenging previous year for Everton following the ownership concerns and the issues about their profit and sustainability (PSR) position.
The team were awarded an eight-point deduction for two different charges last season after being deemed to have exceeded the Premier League’s spending restrictions.
But O’Rourke feels there have been hopeful indicators that the takeover scenario could be resolved as Moshiri attempts to reach a fresh arrangement.
Crystal Palace shareholder John Textor has said he is interested in sealing a deal for the Merseyside giants.
But the American’s 45 per cent interest in the Selhurst Park club means he would have to divest those shares before he can try to acquire Everton owing to the Premier League’s ownership restrictions.
Crystal Palace are one of four teams Textor’s firm Eagle Football Holdings owns shares in, with controlling stakes in French side Lyon, Brazilian first division club Botafogo and Belgian side RWD Molenbeek.
Former Everton CEO Keith Wyness told Football Insider Textor could conduct an immediate takeover at Goodison by putting his Crystal Palace shares into a “blind trust”.
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