Life in limbo has brought points deductions and the loss of players, annual profits in the transfer market alongside escalating debts, talk of relegation and administration that have constituted an existential threat. Takeovers have collapsed, periods of exclusivity agreements elapsed. Certainty, stability and security have felt elusive, the better future they were promised forever out of reach.
If the light at the end of the tunnel was actually rising on the skyline by the banks of the Mersey, Everton’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock provided the possibility of salvation. It was why their debts seemed mountainous and yet constituted part of the appeal to buyers; even if some of them lacked the actual funds to buy the club.
Now, after a start to the season shrouded in pessimism comes a sudden ray of hope. In the space of 48 hours, Everton acquired a point – their first of the campaign – and, likely, a new owner. The takeover by The Friedkin Group (TFG) is subject to regulatory approval but that is not expected to be a problem. By the end of 2024, a full sale should be completed, the previous owner Farhad Moshiri consigned to their past. They may be left with a lone worry: relegation.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 25, 2024 من The Independent.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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