Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images
Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images
A lot can change in 22 months and Everton fans now find themselves preparing for another change of ownership as The Friedkin Group line the club up for sale.
Everton departed Goodison Park in 2025 with the Hill Dickinson Stadium promising a fresh start for the club under new ownership. The club, however, find themselves in a familiar situation just over a year on from waving goodbye to the Old Lady.
An £800m valuation has been placed on Everton by the Friedkins as the Americans look to move on having initially bought the club for a fee around £400m in late 2024. It must be emphasised that £380m worth of debt is included in that asking price.
Dan Friedkin
Dan Friedkin
“I hope the owners are recognising what they’re seeing today as well, because this is to be built up, rebuilt, brought back. Get us back to where we all belong and where we believe we should be,” Moyes said following the final game at Goodison Park.
Over a year on from those comments and Everton look to have been knocked back by The Friedkin Group with another fresh start on the horizon under new owners. Moyes demanded the Friedkins back him and his players but the reality has been far from that.
The 2025/26 season certainly did not end in the manner Evertonians had hoped for with no win in their final seven Premier League games costing the Blues a shot at Europe. However, it did lay down foundations for this season on the basis of a strong summer transfer window.
As Everton fans will know, that strong summer of spending never came and the squad arguably was left in a weaker state than how the Toffees ended the previous campaign. The Friedkins had a huge opportunity to invest in Everton’s squad this summer and push the needle when it comes to the race for European qualification.
The Blues instead ended the summer transfer window having brought in £25m more than they spent (£63m) on players. This only highlights the frustrations Moyes must be facing back at Finch Farm following what he had hoped was going to be a successful relationship with the owners.
Moyes has admitted he’s never spoken to Dan Friedkin which only goes to show how far removed the leader of the Friedkins has been throughout their 22-month tenure. As they search for their successors, it has been made abundantly clear that Moyes’ message back at Goodison fell on deaf ears.