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Everton are searching for third-party investment in order to push through a protracted takeover by 777 Partners.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Miami-based firm agreed a deal to buy the Toffees from majority owner Farhad Moshiri in September, but are yet to gain approval from the Premier League.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Bloomberg reported, external<\/span><\/a> the club’s main financial adviser Deloitte has been seeking fresh funding from sports-focused investors and lenders to get 777\u2019s deal over the line.<\/p>\n BBC Sport has been told this is “standard practice contingency planning” and the process may identify other potential lenders to 777.<\/p>\n Sources close to British-Iranian businessman Moshiri have told BBC Sport they remain “working on completing the deal with 777”.<\/p>\n It is understood there are no other parties waiting in the wings to takeover should the takeover fall through and the focus is fully on 777.<\/p>\n The Americans have so far loaned<\/a> \u00a3180m to Everton for day-to-day operational costs, which will be turned into equity once the deal is completed, but repaying money owed to MSP Sports Capital, whose deal collapsed in August,<\/a> remains a stumbling block.<\/p>\n 777 says it can stump up the \u00a3158m that is owed to MSP Sports Capital and once that is settled, it is felt the deal should be completed soon after.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n