Michael Ball has told 777 Partners to “go to hell and back” to convince the Premier League they can take over at Everton or else “step away”.
The former Toffees defender wrote on his column for the Liverpool Echo on 26 March that Farhad Moshiri must also be stronger in demanding the American company do more to get their bid over the line after months of waiting.
The delay had long-appeared to be coming from the league but after it emerged late last week that they had sent a letter to the prospective new owners indicating an intention to grant conditional approval subject to conditions it now seems 777 have so far failed to meet the terms that have essentially always been required.
Ball wrote: “Who is to blame for this delay? As Evertonians we’ve been calling out the Premier League all season but if they’re not getting the answers they need, it’s up to 777 Partners to give them what they want.
“If they’re not doing that then Farhad Moshiri needs to be stronger and say to them: ‘I own a football club, do you want this?’ If they do want it then they need to give the Premier League what they need, it’s not rocket science.
“What we keep hearing about 777 doesn’t seem positive. The reports coming out from what they have done at other football clubs doesn’t get you excited.
