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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

American firm 777 Partners in advanced talks to buy majority stake in Everton

Flags outside Goodison Park
Everton are expected to move away from Goodison Park at the end of this season. Photograph: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Getty Images

Everton’s owner, Farhad Moshiri, is in advanced talks with the American investment firm 777 Partners over a potential majority purchase of the Premier League strugglers.

The Miami-based firm, which already owns several clubs in Europe including Genoa, Standard Liège and Hertha Berlin, held talks with Moshiri over acquiring a 25% stake in Everton earlier in the summer before they entered a period of exclusivity with MSP Sports Capital.

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