Everton remain in talks over inward investment into the football club with more than one party currently assessing their options.
Club owner Farhad Moshiri, who reaffirmed his desire not to sell the club when contacted by the ECHO last month, has been open on potentially bringing in a minority partner to recapitalise the business and bring on board new faces and areas of expertise to aid future growth plans.
Moshiri has been in talks with New York-based sports investment fund MSP Sports Capital, with MSP co-founders Jahm Najafi and Jeff Moorad, as well as vice-president Pete Taylor all in attendance for the 2-1 Premier League defeat at home to Southampton last month.