Премьер лигийн Эвертон клубийн эзэмшигч The Friedkin Group (TFG) шинэ хөрөнгө оруулагч татах үйл явцыг эхлүүлэхээр төлөвлөж байгаа талаар эх сурвалжууд мэдээллээ.
Тус групп нь клубийн үйл ажиллагааг цаашид эрчимжүүлэх зорилгоор стратегийн хөрөнгө оруулагчдыг хайж байгаа бөгөөд үүний хүрээнд цөөнхийн хувьцааг худалдах магадлал өндөр байна. 2024 оны сүүлчээр Эвертоныг худалдаж авсан TFG нь санхүүгийн тогтвортой байдлыг хангахын тулд өрийг дахин санхүүжүүлж, бага хүүтэй зээлийн гэрээ байгуулан ажиллаж ирсэн юм.
Зуны солилцооны цонхны үеэр Эвертон 100 сая фунт стерлингийн тоглогчдоо худалдаж, 25 сая фунт стерлингийн ашигтай ажилласан нь хөгжөөн дэмжигчдийн шүүмжлэлийг дагуулаад байна. Солилцооны цонх хаагдахад багийн бүрэлдэхүүнд Айнсли Мейтленд-Найлс нэгдсэнээс өөр томоохон наймаа хийгдээгүй бөгөөд Фоларин Балогун болон Харрисон Армстронг нарын наймаа бүтэлгүйтсэн нь багийн бүрэлдэхүүний дутагдалтай байдлыг улам хурцатгав.
Одоогоор Эвертоны бүрэлдэхүүнд үндсэн багийн 18 тоглогч, цорын ганц довтлогч Тьерно Барри үлдээд байгаа нь хөгжөөн дэмжигчдийн дургүйцлийг хүргэж байна. Эвертон Фанс Форум болон 1878с бүлгэмүүд клубийн зүгээс баримталж буй бодлого, шийдвэр гаргах үйл явцыг эсэргүүцэн мэдэгдэл гаргаж, багийн амбицтай нийцэхгүй байгаагаа илэрхийлжээ.
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Everton’s American owner The Friedkin Group (TFG) is looking for fresh investment into the Premier League club.
Sources with knowledge of the situation, speaking anonymously to protect relationships, expect TFG, whose main headquarters is in Houston, Texas, to spark a sales process that could lead to a minority stake being sold. Sources say the idea is to find strategic investors who can help push the club forward.
It follows a tough and much criticised end to the summer transfer window that saw Everton sell £100million worth of talent, with right-back Ainsley Maitland-Niles, a €5m signing from Lyon, the only deadline-day addition. After the late collapse of a £45m move for Monaco and USMNT striker Folarin Balogun, who walked away from a deal, Everton recorded a profit of around £25m across the window.
Fans also protested against the potential £40m deal to sell homegrown talent Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest, which Everton then pulled out of before the midfielder could travel for a medical.
The end of the window has left Everton with just 18 senior outfield players and just one senior striker in Thierno Barry, following Beto’s departure to Fiorentina. Fan groups have already voiced their displeasure at what they see as a lack of ambition from the ownership.
The Everton Fans’ Forum issued a statement criticising “failures” in the transfer market which raise “serious questions about the club’s planning, recruitment and decision-making”.
Meanwhile, the 1878s group who co-ordinate pre-match displays inside Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium, has said it will be “standing down for the foreseeable future” because it does not “feel that our fanbase’s ambitions and the club’s ambitions align right now”.
TFG bought Everton through its UK investment vehicle Roundhouse Capital in late 2024 after years of financial strife at the club under Farhad Moshiri. One of its first acts was to put Everton back on a more stable footing, refinancing much of the club’s expensive debt and agreeing lower-interest loans secured against the near 53,000-capacity Hill Dickinson Stadium. They have already attracted investment into Roundhouse, with former Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd and American billionaire Christopher Sarofim both taking minority stakes last year.
Dan Friedkin, TFG CEO, has not attended an Everton fixture since the takeover, though the group usually has a delegate present at games.
TFG, which also owns Italian side Roma and AS Cannes of France, is in the process of launching an NHL franchise team based out of Houston. The potential deal is valued at around $3.5bn.
Everton finished 13th in the Premier League last season and have not placed in the top half of the division since 2020-21.
Everton and The Friedkin Group declined to comment when contacted by The Athletic.
