Arsenal will reluctantly let England international Eddie Nketiah leave the club, with Fulham prepared to offer around £30m for the forward. The 25-year-old is also interesting Everton, Crystal Palace and Wolves. (Sun), external
Everton fans, we asked for your views on what needs to happen to the club and what the best outcome would be following the news that the agreement with 777 Partners expired over the weekend.
Here are some of your responses:
Jeff: I believe a German style model of ownership is a much better option for elite sports teams. German clubs follow the 50+1 rule, which promotes fan involvement and influence in decision-making processes. Under this rule, club members must hold a voting majority. Money is too important in the current Premier League model and it is damaging sport.
Carl: Everton are founding members of the Football League and the Premier League. They have been in the top league for more years than any other club and are also one of the most successful English clubs ever. Add to that the massive fan base and a soon to be world class stadium, there should be a line of investors eager to take over.
David: We need to finish the new stadium and move in as a Premier League club. Get the debt burden reduced or consolidated into a more manageable payment structure. Our owner needs to find suitable investors with Everton's best interests at heart to take the club forward and run it in a professional way. Right now it's run like a circus by a clown.
Steve: Given that we don’t know who all the interested parties are, it’s really not possible to make a rational judgement. However, saying that, at this stage I would not be disappointed if John Textor became our next majority shareholder.
Barry: The best option is for Moshiri to walk away and hand the club to someone who can pay the debts off, finish the stadium and then build the team from firm financial foundations. No more “billionaire plaything” - our club deserves better than that.
Dom: We just need some stability, this whole season feels like a horrific rollercoaster. We just need a decision on how the club is moving forward. Fans need to be kept in the loop. It's a fans' club after all.
Giulia Bould
BBC Radio Merseyside reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's around nine months that 777 Partners have been around Everton.
Some fans are asking why their attempted takeover has dragged on so long but the Premier League's Owners' and Directors' Test doesn't have a timeframe on it. Also, Farhad Moshiri gave them this amount of time.
It doesn't mean though the situation is grim. It also doesn't mean there wasn't a plan B or C in place. That's now the direction the club will go in.
Reaction has been positive in a strange way even though it leaves more questions. I know a lot of fans didn't take to 777. It's important to say though they have invested in the club. They provided loans of around £200m to Everton. There will still be a working relationship now.
I think fans are wanting a situation now where relatively quickly someone else comes forward. I think what everyone needs to realise now is talks can now take place. There are other groups who have made unsolicited approaches but before this deadline, they could not be advanced. Now those talks can continue in more detail. Moshiri will be doing that. Then we may get another Premier League Owners' and Directors' Test.
You look at what Sean Dyche and Kevin Thelwell have to do, both have been working to boost a small squad. New deals have been offered to Seamus Coleman, Ashley Young and Idrissa Gueye. You don't really know how much money you'll have to play with and I can't see a takeover being resolved in this transfer window.
One thing though is Everton won't be bullied. There won't be a fire sale. They worked incredibly hard to bring the wage bill down and outgoings down. Like the majority of clubs, if a huge offer comes in for a player and a player wants to leave, they'll probably have to take it. But there won't be a fire sale at Everton.
Listen to Giulia speak about the situation on BBC Radio Merseyside here
Everton's owners are going to "assess all options for future ownership" after their agreement with 777 Partners for the sale of the club expired over the weekend.
What needs to happen now? What would be the best outcome for the club?
Giulia Bould
BBC Radio Merseyside reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's deadline day for the American-based consortium who have been trying to complete their takeover of Everton for nine months but you will be hard pushed to find anyone who thinks this deal will go through.
777 Partners have been given several opportunities to meet the necessary requirements but have so far failed to sign it off.
The Share Purchase Agreement runs until 5am on Saturday in the UK, midnight in New York.
Once that passes the club’s majority shareholder, Fahad Moshiri, will look at other investment opportunities and hold formal talks with any interested parties.
Officials insist Everton remains financially stable right now.
The director of football, Kevin Thelwell, and the manager, Sean Dyche, have both been open that there could be sales this summer but they don’t necessarily have to off-load players to comply with Profit and Sustainability rules and they are adamant they will not sell anyone for cheap in a “fire-sale.”
Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesEverton have opened talks with striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin over a new contract.
Calvert-Lewin's current deal expires next summer.
The 27-year-old joined the Toffees from Sheffield United for £1.5m in 2016 and has scored 68 goals in 248 games for the club.
Meanwhile, BBC Sport understands Everton will not allow key players to leave on the cheap this summer.
Earlier this month, director of football Kevin Thelwell said the club will need to trade sustainably because of their financial situation
Prized asset Jarrad Branthwaite has been linked with a move to Manchester United and reports suggest an £80m price tag has been put on the defender.
Chelsea and Albania forward Armando Broja is wanted by Everton, Crystal Palace and Wolves. (Ben Jacobs on X), external
Everton have told Manchester United to forget about trying to sign centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite on the cheap. The Toffees want twice the £40m Manchester United are hoping to sign him for. (Mirror), external
Meanwhile, Everton have registered their interest in re-signing 30-year-old English midfielder Ross Barkley from Luton Town, but they are set to lose out to Aston Villa. (Football Insider), external
Image source, Getty ImagesFootball journalist Henry Winter has been speaking to BBC Radio Merseyside about Sean Dyche's impact at Everton during a difficult 18 months: "That is why Sean Dyche is so good because he will take all these things in his stride.
"He has been the voice of the club when other people maybe should have spoken up. He has been the fighter in the dressing room, he has stirred the players up, making sure they are focused and getting the points.
"In the end Everton stayed up quite easily. You have a fire going on there and you needed a firefighter. One or two people have problems with Dyche's style of football but in one of the darkest hours in your history you have this beacon of light, this strong individual. Players respond to him, fans respond to him and I just think he has been magnificent for Everton.
"I think he has always felt a little bit like [he doesn't get credit he deserves]. When he was at Burnley and I would speak to him or a player there, he would always say he doesn't get the credit he deserves and maybe it is more fashionable to go abroad.
"But, he is a very good manager. People listen to the voice and look at him and think he is a bouncer outside his beloved old club he used to go to in Manchester. But what they don't realise is if you went to the training ground at Burnley when he was there, how much it changed under him.
"There is a lot more to Dyche than perceived. He is a good manager who thinks deeply about the game, but the most important thing is he cares deeply about Everton Football Club."
Football finance expert Kieran Maguire has been discussing the current situation at Everton, as 777 Partners' takeover looks increasingly unlikely to reach completion before the deadline on Friday, 31st May.
"I think it is a challenging position for Farhad Moshiri, the club and 777 Partners," Maguire told Total Sport Merseyside. "They have all got consequences.
"From what we understand, 777's period of exclusivity to acquire Everton Football Club expires at the end of May. That also may coincide with one of the big loans to the club being due for repayment at the same time.
"How that was going to be funded and organised, Farhad Moshiri probably thought that was going to be 777's problem rather than his.
"So, it is a tricky position but it is in everybody's interests for Everton Football Club to carry on.
"I think all of the stakeholders in this situation realise that, including the Premier League who have put some fairly significant obstacles in the way of 777 Partners buying the club."
On whether the administration rumours are wholly correct, Maguire added: "I think in terms of administration, there are other parties interested in the club. I would think at least one of them has done the sums.
"If a football club goes into administration - and you buy that club from the administrators - you only buy the assets and you don't inherit any of the debt. Therefore, you could buy Everton Football Club for a price which may be cheaper than buying it from Farhad Moshiri.
"You don't have to pay MSP, you don't have to repay 777, you don't have to repay any of the other lenders - so you can see the benefits in that.
"The downsides are potential job losses, suppliers taking a significant cut to what they are owed, and the Premier League would take steps to address it.
"So there are positives and negatives to administration."
Manchester United are targeting Everton's 21-year-old English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, who is valued at between £60-70m. (Sky Sports), external
Everton and West Ham United have opened talks with Burnley over a deal for 22-year-old French defender Maxime Esteve. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Image source, Getty ImagesWith the deadline for 777 Partners to take control of Everton set for Friday, the next few days are crucial for the future of the Blues.
BBC Radio Merseyside's Giulia Bould is hosting an hour-long programme on BBC Radio Merseyside later, alongside special guests, to discuss what happens next.
Listen live from 18:00 BST on BBC Sounds
Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesEverton are interested in signing England midfielder Kalvin Phillips on a season-long loan deal from Manchester City.
Phillips, 28, joined City from Leeds United for £42m in 2022 but has struggled to make an impression and spent the second half of last season on-loan at West Ham.
The Toffees are also in talks to re-sign winger Jack Harrison from Leeds on another loan deal.
Harrison, 27, played 35 games and scored four goals at Everton last season.
Crystal Palace part-owner John Textor is stepping up his bid to buy Everton, with a proposed purchase by US-based investment group 777 Partners unlikely to go ahead. (Sky Sports, external)
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Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace co-owner John Textor has expressed an interesting in buying Everton.
The American businessman has told the Financial Times Palace is no longer an ideal fit for his multi-club portfolio as he is unable to acquire a majority shareholding.
Everton's takeover by 777 Partners continues to develop in the face of fan pressure for owner Farhad Moshiri to seek alternative buyers.
Asked if he had held talks about buying Everton, Textor told The Athletic: "Yes. With the existing constituents - different groups, different lenders, different equity holders.
"I've asked them 'Is there a way to solve all this confusion and address everyone's problems'?
"I'm very open-minded to it but I don't want to come into a situation where I'm not really welcome.
"I'm watching it but 777 still has a contract. There are people that are close to the club who care a lot about it who are also investing. There's the guy running it who's still calling the shots. Maybe we're uniquely positioned to solve a lot of problems for people but we're just watching it right now because there are other people who already own pieces of that club who also want to figure it out.
"I'm looking at that but it's quite confusing and some things have to clean up."
Textor's Eagle Football group has interests in French club Lyon, Botafogo in Brazil and RWD Molenbeek in Belgium.
Image source, ReutersHow closely have you been paying attention to the Toffees' Premier League campaign?
Check out our Everton quiz - and see if your knowledge is in order.
We asked you how Everton should strengthen the squad this summer on a budget.
Here are some of your answers:
Johnny: Free transfer window could boost our short term squad deficiencies. In defence Ben Johnson of West ham offers full-back cover, Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester and his team-mate Kelechi Iheanacho might prove savvy additions while Ross Barkley, Josh Brownhill and Che Adams are other options. Another loan for Jack Harrison seems sensible also.
John: Recruitment will have to be bargain bin and loans and out of contract players unless a new owner can pump some money in.
Richard: Budget strengthening can’t just be trusted pros in their mid thirties. We need to bring a couple of youngsters through. Also get the scouts out and around Europe. Players are out there somewhere and obviously a couple of choice loan players.
Jim: A new keeper, two centre-forwards and a right winger and don't sell Jarrad Branthwaite, job done. When the new players arrive, pack Pickford, Calvert-Lewin and Beto's bags and change the locks.
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a target for Newcastle United, who also have West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen on their wish list. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
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