Finance Expert: Everton could benefit from perfect timing amid £500m Amanda Staveley report

Everton could benefit from perfect timing given Amanda Staveley is reportedly on the looking for a new investment venture, finance expert Stefan Borson has said.

Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghoudouss recently relinquished their six per cent stake in Newcastle United, which the Daily Mail (18 July) said raised £500million through her investment fund PCP Capital Partners.

Bloomberg reported that Staveley is reportedly looking to reinvest that money, with Premier League side Tottenham and Ligue 1 outfit Monaco mooted as options.

Posting on X (19 July), Borson thinks that the Toffees could end up benefitting if Staveley is on the lookout, but admitted the club is facing much uncertainty following the collapse of Dan Friedkin’s attempted takeover of the club [The Athletic, 19 July].

“If Staveley really has raised £500m and really does want another investment, her timing could be perfect for Everton,” he wrote.

“But the general risk to Everton just went through the roof with this collapse.”

Everton must court Amanda Staveley investment immediately

After a relatively calm few weeks on the Goodison Park takeover front following Friedkin’s entrance into an exclusivity period with Farhad Moshiri, the wolves are suddenly at the door once again.

Everton insider Bryan King exclusively told Goodison News on 7 July that the takeover hit a “stumbling block” due to the money that was owed to 777 Partners.

Friedkin’s withdrawal over those concerns takes the Toffees right back to square one, and the club being thrown back into limbo has made administration a real fear among some figures [iNews, 19 July].

However, if there’s a recent Premier League financier who has proven they’re capable of stepping into a club seemingly on an ever-downward spiral, it’s Staveley, who also inherited a mess at St. James’ Park.

Raising £500m in quick-time alongside her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi – the director of PCP Capital – Staveley’s connections in the Middle East would surely allow for further funds to be added.

Like the Toffees, Newcastle had financial fair play issues of their own to deal with this summer, and Staveley’s experience in steering them through, as well as the commercial opportunities brought about by Everton’s new stadium [TheBootRoom, 8 July], could see her finally put this takeover saga to bed.

It is an option both parties should be exploring at this juncture.

In other Everton news, the Toffees made an approach to sign a player with an £84million release clause.

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