Everton’s takeover saga has been a long, arduous and frankly tiring process, laden with unexpected twists and turns that have merely delayed a process that didn’t need to take half as long as it has done.
Alas, nothing ever comes easy to the Toffees, and the hope is that this long wait will be worth it in the end when Farhad Moshiri is finally replaced with a competent new owner with a valid long-term strategy.
Until then though, they are left without a rich benefactor to keep them afloat, and are merely bobbing along, kept afloat by the good work done by those who have stuck around despite all the turmoil.
John Textor remains the frontrunner to complete the Everton takeover, but a fresh twist in the tale could throw a spanner in the works and add further unrest, but also more competition, into the mix.
John Textor’s new Everton plans revealed
Just after news emerged that Dan Friedkin was back in the Everton takeover race, it should come as no surprise that Textor’s brand-new plans to fast-track the sale of his Crystal Palace shares emerged soon after.
Detailed by The Daily Mail, the write: ‘US businessman John Textor’s swoop for Everton is set to enter a crucial stage as he aims to fast-track the sale of his Crystal Palace stake.
‘Textor currently owns 45 percent of the Selhurst Park club but has appointed merchant bank the Raine Group to oversee the process of selling his stake in Palace as he ramps up his move to purchase the Toffees.
‘And sources close to the process have told Mail Sport that Textor has informed all parties of his wish to accelerate the sale of his Palace shareholding.
‘It is understood Textor had in mind a soft deadline of late September for written indications of interest in his Eagles shareholding.
‘But his interest in buying out current Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has resulted in an acceleration of the entire selling process, not just the bidding period.’
Everton need their takeover sorting as soon as possible
Whether it be Textor, Friedkin or someone else entirely, all Evertonians want now is a solution.
After all, it’s frankly quite boring now, and the longer it drags on the more dangerous it actually becomes to their long-term future too.
There’s a very odd dynamic that is going on at Goodison Park that is only seeing the debt pile up. This, ironically enough, is one of the main detractors for so many suitors.
And yet, the longer the process goes on without somebody taking the plunge, the more the debt increases.
The sooner somebody takes this expensive but potentially hugely rewarding risk, the sooner Everton’s financial problems can begin healing.
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