Everton could have multiple replacement bidders to fill the void left by Dan Friedkin’s abandoned takeover, according to Matt Slater.
The Athletic journalist responded to a question via X on 19 July to predict a pair of former prospective buyers would now make another run at purchasing the club from Farhad Moshiri as well as an unnamed third who may be better placed than both.
Vatche Manoukian led a consortium whose bid was beaten by The Friedkin Group earlier this summer, along with an offer from Vici Private Finance, and both are tipped to try again along with the mystery third party who cannot yet be named.
Slater wrote: “I suspect those two will have another go. I’m aware of another potential bidder who would have a better chance of success. Can’t say who yet. One for next week.”
Farhad Moshiri set for multiple Everton takeover offers?
Friedkin pulled out over the ongoing uncertainty related to 777 Partners and A-Cap, and the club’s £200million-plus debt there [The Athletic, 19 July].
That situation involves a civil lawsuit where both are implicated – but deny all wrongdoing – and the potential for criminal charges to arise in the US further down the line, according to Slater in The Athletic (20 July).
In that light it is a positive that multiple parties are still thought to be interested in replacing The Friedkin Group.
Whether they are anywhere near as suitable owners of Everton is another matter which will have to be properly assessed if bids arrive.
The short-term outlook at Goodison Park appears not to be anywhere near as perilous as it was feared to be throughout most of last season during that time that the 777 debt was piling up [Alan Myers, 19 July].
But unless Moshiri is suddenly going to start bankrolling operations again he still needs to find someone to take the club off his hands sooner rather than later.
In other Everton news, the club are now looking to offload another star after Amadou Onana in the wake of the takeover collapse.
