LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Tim Iroegbunam of Everton during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC at Goodison Park on August 17, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
How far along Dan Friedkin’s Everton negotiations are after rekindling takeover interest
Everton are back in action later tonight, yet today is instead once again being dominated by takeover talk.
However, for once this is with good reason, as a renewed rival has emerged to directly contest John Textor.
The American seemed set to cruise into power initially, especially when Dan Friedkin bowed out of the running, leaving the Lyon owner a free run at the Toffees.
But just days after he revealed all on the saga in two separate interviews, what once seemed like a simple process has been hugely confused once again.
How far along Dan Friedkin is in Everton takeover
With news emerging just last night that Dan Friedkin was back in the takeover race for Everton, naturally that has dominated the news swirling around Goodison Park.
However, by all accounts the American never left the contest, with the money owed to them by the club keeping both parties in constant dialogue.
Now, the Liverpool ECHO have sought to detail whether this gives him the upper hand over someone like Textor, as they write: ‘While TFG representatives have declined to comment on the Bloomberg report, it is understood from sources the ECHO has spoken to that while some interest in potentially rekindling a deal may be on the radar for the group in a way that it wasn’t a few weeks ago, little has progressed in terms on that front.
‘There is also the issue of the £200m loan. That loan is to be paid back to TFG in the event of a sale. And that means that Textor and his group would have to negotiate with TFG directly in order to settle that to move forward with a deal.
