Everton’s difficult start to the new season took another turn for the worse on Wednesday after MSP Sports Capital withdrew from talks about taking a minority stake in the club.
The US investment group signed an exclusivity agreement with Everton in May when it was looking to take a 25 per cent holding in the club that could have been worth £150 million. Two thirds of that amount would have gone to Everton Stadium Development Company, which is overseeing the construction of Everton’s new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium, with the rest going to the club.
However, the time period of exclusivity that MSP Sports Capital had has now elapsed. It will, however, still lend £100 million to the stadium company. It is thought that Farhad Moshiri,
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