Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri has insisted the Premier League club is not for sale after talks with a consortium looking to take over at Goodison Park.
Former Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon was the frontman of a group that entered into exclusive negotiations to purchase Everton.
The consortium, bankrolled by real estate tycoon Maciek Kaminski and mining magnate John Thornton, had reportedly hoped to complete a £500 million ($591 million) deal for Everton.
But, in a message on Everton’s website on Thursday, Moshiri said that any new investment would only be a minority stake.
“There has been much talk of investment in our football club recently - even takeovers - but I want to clarify that there is no ‘for sale’ sign currently hanging outside Everton Football Club,” Moshiri said.
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