Everton’s takeover bid was called into question Friday night, with sources close to majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri claiming the deal with the consortium led by Peter Kenyon was down.
The exclusivity period granted to the Kenyon-led group, which was funded by U.S. businessman Maciek Kaminski, expired Thursday night, but sources close to the consortium insisted they were unaware that the negotiations were over.
There was surprise at Moshiri’s claim, as it was said that work was still being done between the group led by Kenyon and his lawyers to try to find an agreement and provide substantive evidence.
According to Telegraph Sport, the Kenyon group, which included Kaminski and another American businessman John Thornton, was hoping to reach an agreement to buy the club on July 21st.
But Moshiri’s pitch was adamant that talks had been canceled and will not be revived, as it appears the 67-year-old wanted to focus on funding the stadium and strengthening the stadium. equipment.
The news will cause surprise and significant concern among Everton fans, who had seen star player Richarlison complete his move to Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the day.
As reported for the first time by Telegraph Sport, the Kenyon group had signed heads of conditions and believed they had reached a broad agreement on a deal to buy Everton for more than £ 500 million.
The consortium had also pledged to fund the construction of the new stadium and make transfer funds available to head coach Frank Lampard.
A period of exclusivity had been granted to the group, which allowed them to negotiate with Everton without the threat of a rival bidder holding acquisition talks.
Kaminski traveled to England to meet Moshiri in person and visited the site at Bramley-Moore Dock, where the new Everton Stadium will be built.
But the expiration of the exclusivity and claims from sources close to Moshiri have raised a big question mark over Everton’s future and a crucial moment for the club.