Everton are up for sale again, as owners The Friedkin Group (TFG) look for a way out less than two years after paying more than £400m for a 99.5% share of the club in December 2024. The Friedkins released a 170-word statement on Friday morning announcing the move, a low-key end to a tenure that has been marked by distance and disconnect on Merseyside.
TFG, who also own AS Roma in Serie A, were meant to usher in a bold new era, including a move into a new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock. Instead, football finance expert Kieran Maguire told BBC Sport he expects them to seek £750m to £800m for a complete sale, taking on current debts of around £468m. Chairman Dan Friedkin has never attended an Everton game and has never spoken to manager David Moyes since Moyes returned to the club in January 2025.
Moyes described the summer transfer window as botched and said the relationship between fans and TFG had turned from cold acceptance to outright toxicity. He praised the club's history, its Premier League status and its passionate fanbase, and said the finances were in good order, with no hidden problems like those left by Farhad Moshiri's regime. He suggested buyers look to the United States.
Moyes also said he only learned of the potential sale at the same time as the wider public. "I'm disappointed that Evertonians have to go through another period of 'who are our owners?'" he said. "I truly believed with new ownership we were in it completely." The episode underlines the disconnect between TFG and Everton, especially compared with how the group runs Roma.
Source: BBC Sport Football · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing