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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter

Everton’s prospective new owners have Fifa sanction over unpaid transfer fees

Steven Pasko (left) and Josh Wander (in baseball caps) of 777 Partners were in the directors’ box to watch Everton’s defeat to Luton at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Steven Pasko (left) and Josh Wander (in baseball caps) of 777 Partners were in the directors’ box to watch Everton’s defeat to Luton at Goodison Park on Saturday. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Fresh concerns have been raised over 777 Partners, Everton’s prospective new owners, after another of their clubs failed to meet payments on three transfers costing about €5.2m (£4.5m).

The Brazilian side Vasco da Gama were hit with a transfer ban by Fifa on Friday after three clubs – Lille, Nacional of Uruguay and Atlético Tucumán of Argentina – notified world football’s governing body that they had not received fees for Léo Jardim, José Luis Rodríguez and Manuel Capasso respectively.

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