Everton owner Friedkin Group considers sale of controlling stake

Everton owner The Friedkin Group said on Friday, 9 October 2026, that it is exploring new investment options for the Liverpool club, including a possible sale of a controlling interest. The announcement opens the prospect of another ownership change less than two years after the group took control, but Everton has announced no buyer or completed transaction.

The group said it would consider interest only from parties it believes could take Everton forward and build on the progress made since its takeover. It has retained investment bank Moelis & Company to advise on the process, Reuters reported. Neither the group nor the club has set out a price, timetable or proposed terms in the published reports.

What the Friedkin Group has said about Everton's ownership

In the statement reproduced by The Independent, the group said it was exploring investment options ‘including the potential sale of a controlling interest’. That wording leaves several outcomes open: seeking investment does not itself transfer control, and the group has not said it will accept an offer. The Independent described a full sale as one possibility if suitable new custodians emerge.

The owners said they would continue to support Everton on and off the pitch while the process proceeds. Reuters reported that the group and club would make no further comment during it. That leaves supporters without a named prospective investor or a clear date for a decision. The reports also do not establish what any eventual deal might mean for Everton's finances, management or squad.

How the 2024 takeover and stadium move fit in

The Premier League said Roundhouse Capital Holdings, an entity within The Friedkin Group, completed its acquisition of Everton on 19 December 2024 after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals. The agreement was with former owner Farhad Moshiri's Blue Heaven Holdings for its majority stake. The Independent reported that the stake acquired amounted to 94.1 per cent, making the prospect of another controlling-interest sale a substantial ownership question for the club.

Since that takeover, Everton have moved from Goodison Park to Hill Dickinson Stadium, where they began playing ahead of the 2025–26 season, according to The Independent. The group cited completion of the stadium among the reasons it considered Everton better placed to look at new investment. Its statement gives no valuation for the club or the stadium and does not identify a party seeking to buy in.

The Friedkin Group also owns Italian club AS Roma and French club AS Cannes, Reuters reported. Its wider football holdings do not establish what it intends to retain at Everton: the announcement concerns options under consideration, and the owners have set a condition about the suitability of any party taking the club forward. Whether an investor meeting that condition will emerge remains unknown.

What remains undecided for Everton

The Independent reported criticism from supporters of Everton's summer transfer business, including the sale of Beto to Fiorentina and a late collapse of a move for Folarin Balogun. It also reported that manager David Moyes said in September he had never met or spoken to group head Dan Friedkin. Neither report establishes those issues as the reason for the investment review.

On the pitch, The Independent reported Everton had taken nine points from their first five Premier League matches and stood seventh before the competition resumed after the international break. Those figures describe the team's position at the time of the announcement; they do not indicate whether a change of owner will happen. For now, the confirmed development is the group's willingness to consider new investment, potentially including control of Everton.