Finance Expert: John Textor 'De-risks' Everton takeover with £150m investment talks

The Crystal Palace co-owner has to acquire Farhad Mohsiri’s controlling stake at Goodison Park [ , 15 August], but must first find a buyer for his stake in the Eagles. Textor is understood to have already held talks with prospective investors who [ , 26 August] and Plumley admits that would reduce the risk of the deal for the Toffees. Plumley exclusively told While there is still plenty of work to be done on Textor’s side before a deal can be agreed with Moshiri, it does seem as though things are heading in the right direction for the Blues to get this deal over the line.

Hopefully, the American billionaire will be able to find a buyer for his stake at Selhurst Park quickly so that talks can advance on Merseyside and the reliability of these potential investors can be tested. If all goes to plan, supporters should be given some more clarity sooner rather than later. In other Everton news,.