John Textor’s efforts to buy Everton may have hit the rocks, with claims they are now pessimistic about the proposal.
Foot Mercato cover a report from Le Progres, who report that ‘pessimism reigns’ around the bid despite Textor’s public confidence he can get it done.
Textor has been the leading candidate to buy Everton from Farhad Moshiri since the Friedkin Group, who own Roma, pulled out of a deal in the summer.
In order to buy the Toffees, he needs to sell his shares in Crystal Palace, a process he is actively working on.
Indeed, the American businessman has stated publicly in the last few weeks that there are several bidders for those Palace shares and a deal can be done.
He also insisted in a recent press conference at Lyon, one of the clubs in his portfolio, that he was 90% confident of being able to buy Everton, perhaps by the end of the year.
Le Progres report that there is a different sentiment behind the scenes, though, and a turnaround cannot be ruled out.
They state that ‘pessimism reigns’ around Textor’s bid after a report that the Friedkin group were again exploring the idea of buying Everton. This comes from ‘English sources’.
Now why this is the case isn’t made clear. The obvious conclusion would be that Textor, and his group are pessimistic about their chances if the Friedkin Group are serious once again.
That would make sense as he still needs to offload his Crystal Palace shares while his fellow Americans can move now if they wish to do so.
Either way, it suggests there could be another twist in the Everton takeover tale, and the matter may not be anywhere close to being resolved despite Textor’s 90% claims not so long ago.
