Overview
- Multiple outlets reported in early September 2026 that The Friedkin Group has instructed advisers to sound out potential investors for a minority or larger stake in Everton.
- People familiar with the matter say the outreach is exploratory and may not lead to a deal, and any sale could still leave the Friedkins as the club’s controlling owners.
- The timing follows a turbulent summer transfer window for Everton that included the collapse of the proposed Folarin Balogun signing and visible fan backlash over squad departures.
- Any investor transaction would typically take months to negotiate, require Premier League approval, and is unlikely to produce new spending for David Moyes’s squad before next summer.
- Since completing their takeover in December 2024 for about £331m including debt, the Friedkins have injected cash, reduced club debt, refinanced stadium financing with JPMorgan, and previously sold minority stakes to investors such as Christopher Sarofim and Jason Kidd.