Everton reach exclusivity agreement with MSP over investment

Everton are presently 2 points supra the relegation zone

Everton person reached an statement with MSP Sports Capital for concern successful the club, BBC Sport understands.

MSP look to person jumped up of 777 Partners, who person been successful talks implicit a takeover from proprietor Farhad Moshiri.

Everton are presently 2 points supra the Premier League's relegation portion with 1 crippled remaining this season.

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However, the Toffees volition driblet into the bottommost 3 if Leicester triumph astatine Newcastle connected Monday (20:00 BST).

New York-based institution MSP are believed to beryllium looking for a 25% involvement with a preferential stock structure, not equity successful the club, truthful would beryllium paid backmost successful interest.

777 person had entree to the 'data room' (financial accounts), but person not been prepared to wage a 'significant' terms arsenic they person looked astatine the indebtedness connected the equilibrium expanse - which stood astatine £141.7m successful the latest accounts.

In February, Moshiri told the fans' advisory board the nine was "not for sale" but helium had been talking to "top investors of existent quality".

The nine requires backing for their caller stadium, which is being built connected Bramley Moore Dock, aft costs increased from £500m primitively to astir £760m.

British-Iranian concern Moshiri has invested implicit £750m of his ain wealth since 2016, but immoderate supporters are profoundly unhappy astir his ownership of the club.

Toffees fans person held protests earlier immoderate location games this play and person called for Moshiri and the committee to permission the club.

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Who are MSP?

Senior figures from MSP Sports Capital attended Everton's 2-1 location decision by Southampton connected 14 January

MSP Sports Capital picture themselves arsenic investors successful sports teams, leagues and businesses that 'pursue ambitious, challenging tasks'.

Their existent portfolio includes European clubs specified arsenic Brondby successful Denmark, Augsburg successful Germany and Estoril of Portugal.

Their chairman, Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi, is the vice-chairman of McLaren and besides a number proprietor of NBA squad Phoenix Suns.

He attended the decision to Southampton successful January astatine Goodison Park and his nett worthy was valued astatine £2.9bn, outer by the Paddock Magazine successful 2021.

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