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Everton owners The Friedkin Group (TFG) are exploring the sale of the club less than two years after taking control.
The American group completed a takeover of the club in 2024 in a deal believed to be worth in excess of £400m.
In a statement, TFG said after prioritising stability, investment and the opening of Everton‘s new stadium last year, the time is right “to consider the next chapter”.
Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have held talks about selling their shares in Chelsea to Clearlake Capital.
Clearlake currently owns 61.5 per cent of the club, while Boehly, Walter and Hansjorg Wyss each own a 12.8 per cent stake.
Clearlake, under the leadership of Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano, effectively run the club even though Boehly is the chairman.
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Dejphon Chansiri (through translater), March 2015: “I intend to respect the wonderfully rich heritage, the club and its supporters are rightly proud of.”
Supporter Natalie Briggs in 2026: “I remember watching that and thinking, this could the the start of something good.”
Sheffield Wednesday, and their long-suffering fans, could be on the verge of a new era of “hope”.
That’s what new preferred bidder David Storch told BBC Radio Sheffield
Premier League clubs will no longer be able to sell assets like hotels and women’s teams to themselves from next season to get round new financial rules.
It comes after clubs narrowly voted through a new system of Financial Fair Play (FFP) based on squad costs on Friday.
The clubs met in London to vote on three possible methods of replacing Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
Squad Cost Ratio (SCR)
Majority owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan are in the process of selling their stake in Swansea City to fellow shareholders Andy Coleman, Brett Cravatt and Nigel Morris as well as businessman Jason Cohen.
American duo Levien and Kaplan bought a 68% stake in the Championship club – then in the Premier League – in the summer of 2016 in a deal that valued Swansea at around £100m to £110m.
Derby County owner David Clowes has held talks with unnamed potential investors about selling a majority stake in the Championship club.
The Derbyshire property developer spoke to BBC Radio Derby in the summer about being open to bringing in new shareholders to help fund the club’s aspirations of returning to the Premier League.
It was reported, external by the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that Clowes would consider selling upwards
Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor says he is trying to sell his majority stake in the club and holds an interest in buying Everton, or a club in the Championship.
The American businessman owns a 45% stake in Palace with his company Eagle Football Holdings, and has instructed Raine Group to find a prospective buyer.
Palace are one of four clubs Textor owns with Eagle Football, alongside majority stakes
