American firm MSP Sports Capital remains firmly in the picture when it comes to potential investment into Everton, despite other groups having been linked with a full takeover move.
The New York-based investment fund have been looking at taking a minority stake in the club, believed to be between 20 and 25 per cent, since the start of the year and the company’s co-founders, Jahm Najafi and Jeffrey Moorad, along with vice-president Peter Taylor, were present at Goodison Park for the defeat by Southampton in January. They were also understood to have visited the new stadium development at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Last month it was suggested in some quarters that the interest of the firm had waned and that they were pursuing other investment opportunities, with Najafi - the second largest shareholder in the Phoenix Suns NBA team - having been linked with a potential £3bn-plus bid for Tottenham Hotspur, according to the Financial Times.
