Farhad Moshiri looks to delay Everton takeover as timeline emerges at Goodison Park
Farhad Moshiri has made a pragmatic call by putting Everton takeover plans on the shelf until the end of the season, to allow the whole club to get behind Sean Dyche’s attempts to secure their Premier League status.
At such an important time, there is no room for loud distractions and that is exactly what a significant announcement on investment would be.
Moshiri’s delay comes following reports from senior Sky Sports News reporter and lifelong Evertonian Alan Myers that dialogue is ongoing with 777 Partners and MSP Sports Capital.
Moshiri is insistent that the focus should be purely on Dyche and the team securing the club’s Premier League status at this time.
Myers detailed how 777’s intention is to buy a majority stake in the club, therefore to gain outright control, whilst MSP only wants a significant minority percentage investment. An expected timeline of completion by mid-June has been mooted.
This gets to the crux of the importance of this update from current majority stakeholder Moshiri.
Imagine if news broke tomorrow that an exclusivity agreement had been made with a preferred bidder.
Then Dyche’s response, the impact on the players and wider club, and the media coverage that would inevitably be generated. It is just not a realistic prospect at this time when the club’s immediate destiny on the pitch, is on the line.
All that matters is the final two games of the season, then there will be plenty of time for, hopefully, a sigh of relief and the start of the rebuild under Dyche in the top-flight, for another season.
Similarly, relegation to the Championship would have a massive, profound impact on the club but the pieces can and will be picked up, if that happens.
The talks are ongoing and will come to a conclusion sooner rather than later, with Moshiri finally making a sensible move for Everton.