Premier League approval for Dan Friedkin’s takeover of Everton will take just over a month, according to Tutto Mercato Web.
A report on the outlet’s website on 18 June says that the American’s assessment by the top flight’s governing body will be virtually automatic and amount to little more than an accounting check.
Roma chief Friedkin is Farhad Moshiri’s preferred buyer for his Toffees shareholding and thanks to a recent breakthrough TMW claims his deal is now close to being confirmed.
777 Partners previously had an exclusivity agreement with Farhad Moshiri but never secured Premier League approval despite being allowed 37 weeks to do so.
Dan Friedkin to succeed where 777 Partners failed on Everton deal
Over a month might seem like a long time to wait now that the club looks to finally be on the brink of entering a new era.
But compared to nearly nine months spent waiting for the 777 debacle to come to an end it appears Friedkin would be practically rushed through.
As there are nothing like the red flags around the American and his group with regards to their ownership of Roma and Cannes as there were with Josh Wander and his firm there will surely be much greater confidence in the deal being completed once Moshiri announces exclusivity.
Reports in the UK look to be trailing behind somewhat currently but there appears to be supreme confidence in the Italian media that Friedkin is as good as new Everton owner already.
Fans in Rome are said to be far more uneasy about the prospect according to Gazzetta dello Sport on 17 June, as there are fears that the financial potential of the Toffees could see it surpass the Serie A giants and take precedence in future.
Decisions on which team would be chosen if UEFA were to only allow one from a multi-club group into European competition are a long way down the line from this point, but the crucial takeover itself looks to be just a matter of time now.
