Damning figures now highlight how poorly run Everton have been under Moshiri

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The financial side of Everton is widely known as being one of the worst in England at the moment, pound for pound, given their desperation despite being a part of one of the most lucrative leagues in world football.

Naturally, the Premier League easily draws some of the biggest revenue, given it pulls in the largest audience from all around the world due to its immense quality and worldwide fanbase.

Therefore, some of Europe’s highest-paid players feature for clubs vying for the title, with transfer fees gradually increasing with each passing year too.

And yet, despite this wealth of riches shared across the 20 elite sides, Farhad Moshiri has got it all wrong during his stint in charge.

Having spent too freely in the past, the club are now under investigation for flouting Financial Fair Play rules, with a potential 12-point deduction on the horizon as punishment.

It should come as no surprise to see them rank poorly on a graph detailing how much each club pays per goal in the division, outlined by finance expert Kieran Maguire.

Taking to Twitter, he would showcase that Everton, during the 2021/22 season, spent the fifth-most per goal, both due to their woeful financial decisions and lack of quality.

The figure came to £5.36m per goal, with only Manchester United, Chelsea, Norwich City and Arsenal coming off worse.

Is Farhad Moshiri selling Everton?

Few would be shocked to see Moshiri so desperate to sell off his 94.1% shares in the Merseyside outfit, given how unprofitable his venture has been.

After all, not only does that damning figure suggest that they have overspent, but the quality has simply not been there either. The ludicrous fees spent have not brought in real quality.

Therefore, to see the Iranian billionaire so open on his quest to offload the club only highlights his desperation, even writing an open letter to the shareholders pleading with them to back him in his sale to 777 Partners.

Having agreed on a deal to see those shares move into the hands of the Miami-based firm, who have been present at a few Everton games now, it seems they are just awaiting the decision of the Premier League to bring an end to a torrid tenure in which the club have lost £430m in the last four years, owe £350m in loans, and have suffered back-to-back relegation battles.