777 Partners are still waiting for the Premier League to approve their proposed takeover of Everton.
It’s getting to a point where new information is being shared daily on whether the Miami-based firm are suitable owners.
On Thursday, 7 March, The Athletic reported that 777 are set to remove the London Lions women’s basketball team from the EuroCup next season due to funding issues.
The women were the first British side to reach the latter stages of the competition this season.
Only last week, reports emerged suggesting that A-Cap, one of 777’s key funding sources, is “exiting” its relationship with the firm’s reinsurance subsidiary.
However, some positive stories have spun about potential new owners. One of the critical concerns centres around Standard Liege and late payment of wages. Yet, 777 insists it was an administrative error from a previous ownership.
It’s hard to know what to believe, and the circumstances must be extremely hard for Sean Dyche and the players.
Sean Dyche shares what he knows about Everton takeover
In his pre-match press conference ahead of Manchester United, the Everton boss said: “There’s no noise at my end, so there’s nothing to get into. I just await to find out more news. I don’t know until I know. The budget in here is that it’s been an interesting few years.”
There’s little Dyche and the players can do. The uncertainty is doing Everton’s summer transfer plans no favours in what could be a colossal summer moving forward.
Most Premier League clubs are usually one or two steps ahead regarding their transfer planning, but the same cannot be said on Merseyside, particularly with the uncertainty of who will be funding proceedings moving forward.
Evertonians are now justifiably sick to death of the uncertainty engulfing the club. Yes, the Premier League are right to vet the prospective new owners, but should the process take six months?
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