Candidate for the takeover of Everton in the Premier League, John Textor is losing ground in this case and now risks seeing one of his competitors complete the deal.
In the wake of OL’s defeat against OM in an incredible scenario, John Textor learned another piece of bad news. This Monday early afternoon, Bloomberg announced that the Everton club, coveted by the American to enter his group of clubs, was very close to passing under the flag of TFG, Dan Friedkin’s investment group. The American investor and billionaire, who already owns AS Roma and AS Cannes, appeared later in the possibility of buying the English club, but he advanced his pawns with more arguments.
The financial media outlet explains that Friedkin is very close to buying 94% of Everton’s shares, although caution is advised given the complicated history of the Toffees’ buyout in recent years. The structure of the buyout could also hold surprises, as TFG was already an investor in the club, and could transform the debt of more than 220 million euros that Everton owes it, into equity. In any case, the trend is reversing and Liverpool’s team is turning more towards this possibility, than that of seeing John Textor be the owner.
