Everton’s great survivor clings on to power for now, but big changes are coming to Goodison
IMAGO | Everton FC owner, Farhad Moshiri (L), and chairman, Bill Kenwright (R), attending a match at Goodison Park.
An anticipated statement on the future of Everton chairman Bill Kenwright and on a new board failed to come on Wednesday but change at Goodison is imminent.
New York-based MSP Capital have an exclusivity deal with the club and an investment announcement is understood to be close.
Why it matters: Everton have flirted with disaster on and off the pitch since Farhad Moshiri’s 2016 takeover, but with an iconic stadium nearing completion and new managerial structures promised, the club may be about to realise their potential again.
The perspective: Moshiri’s problems are ones that have plagued Everton for decades: a lack of capital, residing in Liverpool’s shadow, short-term planning, lack of cohesive football strategy.
14 June 2023 - 6:04 PM
On Monday night the club’s majority shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, flew into the UK. He had a busy in tray at Everton, the club he has ploughed around £1.1 billion into since buying it 2016, but then there was nothing new in that.
Three directors, including the club CEO and finance director, had announced their resignation that afternoon. It had also emerged during the course of Monday that former manager, Carlo Ancelotti, had filed papers at Lon
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