Everton Agree Funding Deal For New Stadium Site
Their billionaire owner Farhad Moshiri has thrown his backing behind the proposed move away from Everton’s Goodison Park ground where they have played since 1892. The site, owned by Peel Holdings and part of a 5 billion-pound ($6.26 billion) Liverpool Waters scheme, was announced as the club’s preferred site for a 300 million-pound stadium in January. “Over the past year, the club has worked with the support of the Council and we are grateful for the ‘can-do’ approach that has got us to this important milestone,” Everton chief executive Robert Elstone said in a statement....