Steve Rotheram, the Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, met with 777 Partners on Wednesday after voicing “a mixture of concern and trepidation” about their planned takeover of Everton Football Club.
Following the meeting, he said: “Yesterday afternoon, I met with Don Dransfield, CEO of 777 Partners’ football division to discuss the questions I have around the future of Everton Football Club, the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium development, and the proposed takeover of the club.
“There was a frank and open discussion on a range of topics from assurances on the financing and completion of the new stadium (especially given its significance as a catalyst for the wider regeneration of the Ten Streets area), the delivery of the Goodison Legacy project and the Combined Authority’s funding of heritage assets around Bramley-Moore Dock and potential future working on any successful Euro 28 bid.
“I was clear that, should 777 Partners’ takeover be completed, I would expect further and ongoing dialogue with the ownership to continue to discuss these and other important matters – and was encouraged by their initial response to this.
“While we await the relevant regulatory clearances with the Premier League and Financial Conduct Authority, which could take up to 12 weeks, I will continue to ask questions on behalf of Evertonians and people of the region.”