Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher highlight Everton takeover 'worries' after 777 Partners claims

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have both admitted they're 'worried' that Everton could go into administration amid alleged claims that new prospective owners 777 Partners have run a "pattern of fraud" worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

The club announced in September last year that their majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri had signed an agreement with 777 Partners to acquire his full 94.1% stake in the club but nearly eight months on, the Premier League still have not greenlit the sale which the club had hoped would take place towards the end of 2023.

Leadenhall Capital, a London-based investment manager, filed a lawsuit accusing 777 Partners and its related entities of "collateral fraud" and also raised concerns over their ability to both purchase and then sustainably run Everton given the amount of debt the club is currently in.

With current owner Moshiri unlikely to make a move to stay at the club, both Sky Sports pundits outlined their frustrations with the situation, with the former Liverpool captain Carragher claiming that he's nervous about how the Premier League will respond to the concerns surrounding 777 Partners.

"It's been a tough season if you're an Everton fan," he began. "They're almost... probably a bit fatigued with the two points deductions, thinking they could be relegated but that threat has gone away now. Out of that, you're thinking what is going to happen now at the end of the season with [Farhad] Moshiri, the Group 777 who are propping the club up basically, they're the ones keeping the club going.

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