Everton takeover: BBC Radio Merseyside journalist shares 777 Partners admission
BBC Radio Merseyside journalist Giulia Bould, speaking to The Athletic, has shared her concern about the uncertainty surrounding 777 Partners’ proposed takeover of Everton.
The report on 29 March details Bould’s scepticism regarding the length of the process so far, in particular.
“I’m worried about the amount of time it has gone on now,” Bould told the Athletic. “I kind of feel that, if it was okay, then surely it would have happened already.
“Just get it done or move on because it’s another uncertainty and there are too many uncertainties [at Everton]. It can’t carry on like this.”
Takeover uncertainty no help to relegation-threatened Everton
Everton’s Premier League status is perched precariously on a knife-edge.
The club have already been hit with a points deduction for breaching the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) – an initial 10-point cut that was reduced to six following a successful appeal.
They are not the only side to suffer that fate this term, with Nottingham Forest recently docked four points for a similar misdemeanour.
The resulting landscape sees the Toffees in 16th with 25 points, just four points clear of Forest in the relegation zone and with a game in hand.
However, Everton still face the looming prospect of a second points deduction, while dealing with a takeover bid to present owner Farhad Moshiri from 777 Partners that has, thus far, only added to the uncertainty around the club.
Miami-based investment company 777 are themselves the subject of a lawsuit filed in New York earlier in March, due to alleged unpaid debt.
Everton can ill-afford more controversy – fans can only hope their club will end up in safe hands and that relegation can be avoided once again.
In other Everton news, Sean Dyche has shared an injury update on a promising young player.
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