Bill Kenwright has said he is prepared to leave Goodison Park if he can find wealthy investors who can turn the team into title contenders. Theatre impressario Kenwright has been chairman of Everton for the past eight years but does not have the funds to help the club break into the top four. Russian, American and Dutch investors have expressed an interest in buying the club and Kenwright has turned to one of his friends, Sir Philip Green, the billionaire retail entrepreneur who is the seventh-richest man in Britain, for advice.
Bill Kenwright has said he is prepared to leave Goodison Park if he can find wealthy investors who can turn the team into title contenders. Theatre impressario Kenwright has been chairman of Everton for the past eight years but does not have the funds to help the club break into the top four. Russian, American and Dutch investors have expressed an interest in buying the club and Kenwright has turned to one of his friends, Sir Philip Green, the billionaire retail entrepreneur who is the seventh-richest man in Britain, for advice. ‘Bill has often said that Premier League football has bcome a game not for multimillionaires but for billionaires,’ a statement from the club read. ‘Bill has never attempted to hide the fact that he does not have the funds to move his club forward to where he and the supporters want it to be and where they believe it should be – at the forefront of the English game.’ Providing no planning difficulties arise with the new £400m stadium at Kirkby, the club offers an attractive business opportunity.