Everton acquisition: 777 are displeased with the lax Prem...

Everton acquisition: 777 are displeased with the lax Premier League as a “standard” delay approaches doubles

777 Partners is growing more irate with the Premier League for taking too long to decide on the Everton purchase offer, as reported by talkSPORT.

The “standard timescale” for a decision like this is supposed to be 12 weeks, according

to an article published on the outlet’s website on February 23. However, the Toffees are currently in their 24th

week after an agreement between the Americans and Farhad Moshiri was revealed on September 15.

A “standard” 12-week wait would have seen the deal ratified in early December,

but as February draws to a close there is still no answer.

777 Partners, who have loaned the club over £150 million to cover operating

expenses during the delay, has been requested by the Premier League to

submit documents on their investment, something the business thought they had already completed.

Premier League continues to hold Everton back.

There is obviously a problem if the process has now taken nearly twice as long as it usually does.

It’s difficult to determine who is at fault here—777 Partners or the Premier

League—but neither result is good for the team.

On one hand the Miami-based firm has provided tens of millions in loans

to keep the club running, whereas the Premier League has charged the

Toffees twice in the same season for profit and sustainability breaches, where

the appeals panel is also keeping the club hanging

However, given that there have been numerous reports indicating that the

potential new owners are unfit to take over at Everton and that their insurance

division recently experienced its second credit

downgrade in three months, concerns should be raised if they have

given inadequate or inaccurate information.

It’s scary to think about what kind of situation the team would be placed in if the

takeover is approved by the league and 777 decides to cease giving working money.

Because if it isn’t going to be the Americans then Farhad Moshiri will need to

start funding the club again or an alternative bid is going to need to spring out of the

shadows extremely quickly.