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“We are very pleased about today’s signing but remain anxious to further strengthen the squad. The chairman is relentlessly pushing things forward with my total support for him, Steve Walsh and Ronald Koeman”. Farhad Moshiri
Roberto Martínez has said Everton are on the verge of a new era with Farhad Moshiri’s investment and believes his wealth can propel the club to “a different level”.
Moshiri, the British-Iranian billionaire, has agreed to purchase a 49.9% stake in Everton and has an agreement in place to become majority shareholder while he initially works alongside chairman Bill Kenwright. The 60-year-old is valued at £1.3bn and will become Everton’s major shareholder once the deal receives Premier League approval.
Martínez has met Moshiri in recent weeks and describes the Monaco-based businessman as “a gentleman with incredible values” and someone “who knows what it takes” to build a team into Champions League contention. The
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Everton manager claims that process will be accelerated with fresh investment set to improve his transfer budget significantly this summer.
“Straight away you get challenged internally and we have to show we are ready to take the club to the next level,” said Martínez on the immediate effect of Moshiri’s arrival. “You can feel the excitement around the place and we need to take that on to the pitch at Aston Villa tomorrow.
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When I started at Everton our ambition was that we have to look at the Champions League positions and become a winning team, that is a broad statement but difficult to achieve. The investment from Farhad Moshiri will take us to a different level in terms of being able to get there. It can accelerate the process. It is clearly an exciting time. Every Evertonian should know the new investor understands the history of our club, has fallen in love with the club and will be a strong addition. He is not someone who brings anything other than getting Everton to where we want to belong.”