With a lot of ‘noise’ generated by comments made by John Textor, in particular his comments on Sean Dyche, interim Everton CEO, Colin Chong, has felt compelled to step forward and clarify the position on the potential sale of the club.
Textor, the American billionaire who has been in talks with the Club’s majority shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, for the past few weeks over a potential takeover of the club, spoke with Alan Myers in his video interview with Sky Sports yesterday and expressed his confidence that he could complete a deal before the end of November.
He was also asked about speculation that surfaced earlier this week regarding the future of Sean Dyche should Textor and his Eagle Football Group succeed with a buyout of the Blues but he knocked back the suggestion he had already lined up a potential successor to the current Blues boss.
“The club is aware of the comments made by John Textor in relation to a potential purchase of the club,” Chong said. “While positive conversations and progress continues to be made with Mr Textor to formalise any deal with him there remains some work to be done to complete the transaction.
“Accordingly, the comments made by Mr Textor merely represent his personal view on club matters.
“Everyone at the club is staying focused on providing the best support possible to Sean and the squad as we head into the weekend’s fixture.
“The club will provide updates in respect of new investment when there is material news to communicate to supporters and other stakeholders – and this will be done through official club channels.”