Everton takeover: Liverpool mayor has his say as Roma owners reach £500million agreement
The Friedkin Group, who own Italian giants Roma, have agreed a deal to purchase embattled owner Farhad Moshiri's stake in the Premier League club
by Kit Mann · The MirrorLiverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram has welcomed the new that Everton have reached an agreement to finally be taken over.
A joint statement on Monday from Toffees owner Farhad Moshiri’s Blue Heaven Holdings and the Friedkin Group, led by American billionaire Dan Friedkin, announced that a deal had been struck.
It comes with Sean Dyche’s side currently 19th in the Premier League with only one point from five games. They finished 15th last term, in a campaign that saw them twice docked points for breaching profit and sustainability rules.
Rotheram said in a post on Twitter: “As founding members of the Football League and one of the country’s most successful teams, Everton are a crown jewel deserving of careful and committed stewardship. This is great news for the club, fans and our wider region. Hopefully now it can begin to turn the page and move forward.”
In Monday’s statement, a spokesperson for The Friedkin Group described Everton as an “iconic football club”, adding that it was looking forward to “providing stability” and sharing its “vision” for the Merseyside outfit’s future, “including the completion of the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock”, into which they are due to move from Goodison Park next year.
The group – owners of Serie A side Roma – have returned to the fore in Everton’s ownership saga, having previously entered an exclusivity period with them in June after a proposed takeover by 777 Partners collapsed.
A month later, the parties said a purchase would not be happening, and John Textor, who owns 45 per cent of Crystal Palace, subsequently appeared front runner to take control at Everton, before Monday’s announcement that a new agreement had been reached between Moshiri and Friedkin.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval, including from the Premier League, the Football Association and the Financial Conduct Authority.
While it remains to be seen how that process goes but it's understood that the club don't expect there to be any issues and are hopeful that a sale can be completed before the end of 2024.
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