Everton takeover latest: 777 Partners suffer new setback as time for talk over

Just one normal week of Everton, please. Still basking in the glory of a memorable seven days that saw their side win three times at home, scoring five goals and conceding zero along the way, along came a reminder of the very serious concerns Evertonians still hold.

While the Blues have secured their safety on the field, off it, big questions remain about the future of the club and who exactly will own it ahead of what supporters hope will be a bright new future at Bramley-Moore Dock.

777 Partners are attempting to buy Everton from Farhad Moshiri. But with the process now seven months in, and seemingly no closer to a conclusion, there are now real fears it could collapse, especially considering reports that emerged on Tuesday, which proved to be another eventful day in the modern history of the Blues.

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Everton takeover in real doubt as 777 Partners-owned firm enters administration and advisors left unpaid

The investment firm attempting to purchase Everton has seen one of its businesses fall into voluntary administration, with the company also understood to have failed to pay various advisors and suppliers.

Miami-based 777 Partners, who agreed to acquire Farhad Moshiri’s 94.1% stake in the club back in September of last year, saw its low-cost Australian domestic airline Bonza enter administration on Tuesday after its entire fleet was repossessed, leaving passengers stranded at airports across the country.

Bonza’s aircraft have been seized by AIP Capital, an investment company part of the portfolio of one of 777’s main lenders, A-CAP, in an effort to recoup money owed to investors, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. 777 Partners had originally bought the aircraft and issued long-term