Ex-Everton chairman Bill Kenwright died in 2023.

Bill Kenwright estate update as Everton takeover delay fears emerge

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12 Dec 2024, 10:40 am

Dan Friedkin's takeover of Everton won't be held up by anything to do with the estate of Bill Kenwright, according to The Esk.

Writing via his personal X account on 11 December, Blues finance expert Paul Quinn reported that the late chairman's estate won't complicate matters as The Friedkin Group close in on a deal to buy Farhad Moshiri out of Goodison Park.

Kenwright died in October last year. At the time of his death, he owned 1.3 per cent of shares at Everton, with Moshiri currently owning 94.1 per cent, which is set to be bought by TFG.

Everton takeover on verge of completion

There's been very little information about the progress of TFG's takeover in recent weeks.

However, Sky Sports' Alan Myers has repeated claims that Moshiri will be gone before the end of the calendar year.

Writing on the Sky Sports website on 11 December, Myers reported that the deal will be done before Christmas Day.

MSP, 777 Partners and John Textor have all tried and failed to buy the proud, historic Merseyside club from Moshiri but all had failed before Friedkin swooped in during September to strike an exclusivity agreement with the incumbent Blues owner.

There's nothing the estate of the late Bill Kenwright can do that would stop or delay the takeover
— Paul Quinn (@theesk) December 11, 2024

Evertonians will be thrilled to finally see their club without Moshiri's name attached to it and while he does deserve a lot of credit for the stunning new stadium that will play host to the Toffees for decades to come, he's ultimately driven the club into the ground by thinking he knows better than the football people he's worked with.

Kenwright's legacy was tarnished by his association with Moshiri but it will be a shame that the club's former chairman won't be here to witness the transition into a new era with TFG and Bramley-Moore Dock.

In other Everton news, TFG could make Moshiri sack Sean Dyche before their takeover is done.

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