According to The Sun reporter Ken. Lawrence reported that Everton, a veteran British powerhouse, is currently in a debt crisis of up to 583 million pounds, and if they can't find investors to inject capital in the short term, they may fall into bankruptcy trusteeship.
Previously, Everton had been penalized by the FA because of financial problems, only 11 points ahead of Luton in the relegation zone with 37 points, and if it fell into bankruptcy, then according to the rules of the FA, it would be deducted at least 9 points or more, that is, the century-old club in England is very likely to be relegated to the Championship this summer.
In fact, Everton once had an illustrious history. They have won nine English top-flight titles, five FA Cups, nine Community Shields and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1984-1985. In the 80s of the last century, they were the traditional powerhouse of England on a par with Manchester United and Liverpool.
In fact, in the 80s, the English derby was not the Manchester derby of today, nor the London derby of Arsenal and Chelsea, but the Liverpool derby between Everton and Liverpool, at least in the 80s, the Liverpool derby was not inferior to the Milan derby in Italy. Coincidentally, these two teams also have blue jerseys and red jerseys.
But since the 90s, with England returning to the European arena and reorganizing into the Premier League, Everton has lost its glory, not only can it not compete with Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Even Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United, which have successively introduced international capital, have left them behind. When it comes to the Premier League giants now, who would have thought of the once glorious toffee? The last time they were in the public eye was when Wayne Rooney moved to Manchester United.
In fact, there is no shortage of stars in the current Everton team, in the forward line, they have England veteran Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and the big center forward Beto from Serie A, and the midfielder Ammado. Onana and James Garner are also more coveted by giants, and at the back, England international Jordan Pickford is the best goalkeeper in the country, and Ukrainian full-back Mikolenko has also been pursued by Barcelona, Inter and other giants.
The main reason why they still have to fight for relegation is the club's chaotic management. Everton chairman Moxin owns 94.1% of the club's shares, but his personal finances are too poor to support a Premier League club.
This has left him in a borrowing hole, with MSP borrowing £158 million, power and media funds borrowing £225 million, and even Everton fans Andy Bale and George Downing borrowing £25 million. Heavy debt pressure, and poor operating conditions, have kept Everton on financial alert. It wasn't until they were penalized by the FA this season that their financial crisis was completely detonated.
In fact, Mo Xu wanted to sell the club to 777 Partners, which would be saddled with debt. But the prospect of penalty points and relegation put the 777 parters at bay.
Now, Everton's only hope of avoiding bankruptcy is for the big creditor MSP to take over the club and restructure its debts. If MSPs are still unwilling, they will be able to extinguish their last hope of survival, resulting in a final bankruptcy and a penalty of at least nine points from the FA.
Perhaps, the Premier League will officially say goodbye to the century-old England team that once gave Rooney and gave Chinese player Li Tiesun Jihai the opportunity to play.