Season › 2024-25 › News The Rumour Mill UK Investment group Vici Private Finance revive their interest in buying Everton Michael Kenrick | 20/07/2024 10comments | Jump to last Following the collapse of The Friedkin Group's planned takeover yesterday, rumours have emerged suggesting that Vici Private Finance will rekindle their long-standing interest in buying Everton Football Club. London-based private equity group Vici Private Finance has previously been linked with a move to purchase the club and are now said to rekindling their interest. After the ill-fated takeover bid by Farhad Moshiri's preferred buyers, 777 Partners, collapsed last month, The Times reported that Vici Private Finance have offered concrete terms to Moshiri, building on contact established months earlier. The group is being advised by former Everton board member Keith Harris, and backed by at least two billionaires. Harris was previously chairman of the Football League and spent 6 years as Director of Wembley National Stadium until 2007. He joined the Everton Board in October 2016. Harris, who was later appointed Deputy Chairman to Bill Kenwright, became noted as a broker in the sale and purchase of a number of football clubs, among them Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Swansea City, West Ham United, Aston Villa, Fulham, Manchester City, and is credited with bringing Farhad Moshiri to the table at Goodison Park leading to his purchase of a 49.9% stake in the Toffees in February 2016. Reader Comments (10) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer () Colin Glassar 1 Posted 20/07/2024 at 07:11:28 Veni, vidi, Vici? Derek Thomas 2 Posted 20/07/2024 at 07:49:49 Colin; I came, I saw, I said, sod this for a game of soldiers? Colin Glassar 3 Posted 20/07/2024 at 07:54:53 Orville to the rescue, Derek? Derek Knox 4 Posted 20/07/2024 at 09:00:16 This sounds a bit dodgy too, Keith Harris former Board member and friend of the Maggot?Why can't we just get an honest Investor who may just have some genuine interest in Everton, not another shark who scavenges for rich pickings of a once great carcass? Michael Kenrick 5 Posted 20/07/2024 at 09:13:09 Tony Abrahms posted a couple of things on the other thread yesterday… It's not entirely clear so I hope I'm not conflating things:"I hope it's not too late for those American Investors I kept going on about. If this happens to be the case, then I can only assume that this is because of Keith Harris, who I hope becomes the future chairman of Everton Football Club.Downing and Bell would be great but how do we know that they won't become like Bill Kenwright if they become part owners of our club? Whereas Harris will only be an employee who is desperate for this club to get back to where they belong."And, in reference to Kieran citing this Vici rumour, Tony added:"That's the group I was going on about all along, Kieran."So Tony, now this enduring mystery has finally been laid bare, is there anything more you can add to enlighten us? Perhaps why you call them American whilst Vici Private Finance are a UK-based operation, albeit set up only last December? With Owen Bolt and Mark Ward as Directors. Hope I'm not being too 'literal' here, Tony… Brian Williams 6 Posted 20/07/2024 at 09:24:36 I just can't stop shaking my head at the fact that Billy Bullshitter boasted about getting us the billionaire only for said billionaire to merely load the club with millions upon millions of pounds worth of debt.When will the darkness end? Tony Abrahams 7 Posted 20/07/2024 at 09:27:55 You are not being too liberal at all, Michael. I could tell lies, and say that I was trying not to say too much, which is something I was aware I didn't want to do, but it was simply me getting it wrong about where these people are from.I genuinely got it wrong about where these investors are from (I'm still getting it wrong!) and part of the reason was because my main interest was about Keith Harris, who I am led to believe is a proper Evertonian, and has convinced these investors that Everton Football Club are a genuine sleeping giant.I could go on, Michael, as to what I've heard about Harris's, genuine involvement, but let's see how it pans out first, and we will hopefully get to hear it from the horse's mouth instead.🤞 John Pickles 8 Posted 20/07/2024 at 09:29:37 Keith Harris is credited with bringing Farhad Moshiri to the table…So, what could possibly go wrong? Michael Kenrick 9 Posted 20/07/2024 at 10:10:43 Thanks, Tony @7.Of course I would like to hear all about what Keith Harris has been up to but I know you ITK guys need to maintain the shroud of mystery and feed us plebs only with your carefully selected crumbs, for which we are ever so grateful. Eric Myles 10 Posted 20/07/2024 at 10:23:11 "Harris.......is credited with bringing Farhad Moshiri to the table at Goodison Park"So it wasn't Chairman Bill who found us a billionaire as he proclaimed? Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. How to get rid of these ads and support TW Find out how to browse ad-free and support ToffeeWeb © ToffeeWeb