The Giallorossi president one step away from purchasing the English club for 650 million: possible synergies between the two clubs
Only the announcement is missing, but soon the group Friedkin will own Everton, shelling out 650 million euros. The English club, currently owned by Farhad Moshiri, will change hands due to having accumulated almost 400 million in debt which will be covered by the Texan group. Friedkin, after receiving the green light from the Premier League, will own 94% of the shares and will start a restructuring of the company with new managers and aiming for new objectives, writes Gianluca Lengua on The messenger. In short, a process reminiscent of 2020 when Pallotta sold Roma right to the Houston billionaire. The fans’ fear, however, is that the president’s attentions are all directed towards the Premier League. Certainly, putting the accounts in order and finding a new balance will force him to dedicate a lot of energy to the English project, but this it doesn’t mean that Roma will be set aside. Indeed, it is certain that new synergies will arise in the future that can only do good for both companies. Something similar has already been happening for a few years in Germany between Leipzig and Salzburg which are both owned by Red Bull. Furthermore, Roma will still remain the flagship of the Friedkin group’s football galaxy which includes Cannes in addition to the Giallorossi. It is true that the Premier League is a much richer league than the Italian one and the new Everton stadium located at the Bramley-Moore pier will be inaugurated within a couple of years, but the name Roma has a much more significant specific weight than many other companies spread across Europe and the world. Build a stadium in the capital of Italy can have a huge impact on the group’s accounts, which is why the process continues to move forward.
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