Everton takeover: Keith Wyness ‘99.9% certain’ on Friedkin courtroom twist
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has revealed it is “99.9% certain” Dan Friedkin will get legal approval from Leadenhall to buy the club.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – claimed the legal battle is “the only thing” which could have put a spanner in the works for the US billionaire.
Everton announced last month that an agreement over the terms of a sale of Farhad Moshiri’s 94% stake has been reached with The Friedkin Group.
Friedkin returned to agree a takeover after pulling out of a deal in July over headaches about the mess left by 777 Partners.
A-Cap have assumed 777’s share in the club but have been prevented from selling it by a court case brought by Leadenhall in New York – with court approval needed before a deal is done.
Court to wave through Everton takeover – ‘it’s 99.9% certain’, says Wyness
Wyness insisted the deal should be approved “quite easily” despite the legal complication.
