Everton to ‘suffer same fate’ as UEFA make brutal new announcement
Everton will be looking to progress into the upper echelons of the Premier League next season.
David Moyes‘ side finished in 13th place last time out after the Scotsman revived their fortunes following Sean Dyche’s dismissal in January.
Moyes is looking to build on that and take the Toffees to European qualification next season after a remarkable second half of the campaign.
However, the Blues may be hampered in their ambitions due to the Friedkin Group‘s other investments.
Crystal Palace kicked out of the Europa League
UEFA seem to be tightening the rules of multi-club ownership, and Crystal Palace have found out the hard way.
The FA Cup winners had qualified for the Europa League as a result of their Wembley triumph over Manchester City in May.
However, due to John Textor, who was once linked with an Everton takeover, being involved with Lyon, who also qualified for the competition, they have been relegated to the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Everton to suffer the same fate as Palace
Everton would surely suffer the same fate as the South London outfit were they and Roma to qualify for the same UEFA competition.
The Friedkins took a 99.5 per cent stake in the Blues after purchasing the Merseyside club from disgraced former owner Farhad Moshiri.
| Club | Stake | Year taken over |
| Everton | 99.5% | 2024 |
| Roma | 95.9% | 2020 |
However, they also own 95.9 per cent of Italian outfit AS Roma, which they purchased in 2020, and that could cause an issue.
UEFA argued that Textor’s involvement with both clubs was a conflict of interest and booted Oliver Glasner’s side out of the competition and into the third-rate European tournament, as Lyon finished higher in their respective league.
Therefore, if the same situation were to arise, the Blues would have to ensure that they finished above the Serie A side.
Alternatively, the American owners could find a workaround, like Manchester City have with some of their associated clubs or RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg have done in the past.
To be fair, Moyes has already won the Conference League with West Ham in 2023, so he may want to try and repeat that success with the Hill Dickinson Stadium outfit.
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