Analysis: Everton pays the price for Moshiri’s big spending

A recent survey placed Farhad Moshiri as the second least popular current owner in the Premier League, and just this week, his club posted a €136 million deficit.
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Why it matters: Everton currently sit 17th in the league and for the third consecutive year, the side posted a deficit exceeding €100 million.
The perspective: The club have spent €736 million on players and begun building a new stadium under Moshiri. But until then, Everton are heavily reliant on Moshiri to keep them afloat.

These are testing times for Everton, who currently sit just above the relegation line in Premier League and have faced several bumps this season, to say the least.

Just last week a survey conducted by The Mail on Sunday revealed Everton-owner Farhad Moshiri scored the second lowest among current Premier League owners, with a fan approval rate of 14.2 per cent – only the Glazers were ranked less popular.

That figure may have dropped even further following the release

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