“777 is the best partner to take our great club forward,” then Everton owner Farhad Moshiri said in September 2023, after agreeing to sell his 94 per cent shareholding in Everton to private investment company 777 Partners.
That quote, from the man whose tenure saw Everton reach the brink of administration, has not aged well.
Just over three years on, Josh Wander, the co-founder of the Miami-based 777, has pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding the company's lenders and investors.
This is how close Wander came to buying Everton — and why it serves as a cautionary tale with the club back up for sale again.
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