This week, Sean Dyche and Kevin Thelwell met with Josh Wander and Don Dransfield of 777 Partners at Everton’s training ground.
While 777 Partners’ proposed acquisition of Everton could take up to 12 weeks, the club’s management team has been informed of what will happen if they are given the go-ahead.
On Friday last week, Everton owner Farhad Moshiri agreed to sell his 94.1% ownership in the club to the Miami-based corporation, with 777 now required to go through the proper channels to secure regulatory permission, including showing proof of money for the buyout and financial commitments made.
Moshiri remains the club’s owner, but talks have begun to outline 777’s vision for Everton, with any takeover seeing the Toffees join a portfolio of clubs owned by Josh Wander and Steven Pasko’s firm that includes Standard Liege, Genoa, Vasco da Gama, Red Star Paris, Hertha Berlin, and Melbourne Victory.
As first reported by Sky Sports, 777 co-founder and managing partner Josh Wander was in Merseyside earlier this week to meet with first-team manager Sean Dyche and the club’s director of football Kevin Thelwell, with discussions described as positive, with Dyche and Thelwell a team that has the backing of the potential new owners.
Don Dransfield accompanied Wander on his visit to Everton’s Finch Farm training ground, a figure who could wind up being key in terms of the club’s strategy moving forward if a takeover occurs before the end of the year.
Dransfield met with Thelwell to begin discussions about the football vision and strategy under 777 ownership. Dransfield began his tenure as CEO of 777 Football Group in May 2022, having spent more than a decade working for City Football Group (CFG), the owners of Manchester City.
Dransfield was the chief strategy officer of CFG, where he was responsible with expanding the multi-club concept, including the acquisition and subsequent successful delivery and development of new clubs in the portfolio such as New York City, Melbourne City, Lommel SK, Troyes, and Mumbai City.
London-based Dransfield, who holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, is expected to play a prominent role in Everton’s strategy and plans for the club’s future development if 777 is successful in acquiring the Toffees.
Wander and Dransfield are said to have been pleased with Everton’s approach to the transfer market this summer, despite having their hands tied behind their backs due to financial constraints, with the likes of Beto and Youssef Chermiti, players deemed to have a high ceiling, acquired reasonably cheaply with significant upside, as well as on favorable payment terms.
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