NGN280 billion: Alex Iwobi’s Everton up for sale

The Nigeria worldwide has been with the Toffees since 2019, signing from Arsenal instantly after Nigeria’s third-place end at that 12 months’s Afcon

Tremendous Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi may, within the nearest future, begin working below a brand new proprietor after Everton proprietor Farhad Moshiri put the membership up on the market.

Previously a minority shareholder at Arsenal, Farhad Moshiri turned a majority shareholder at Everton in February 2016 and the British-Iranian billionaire presently holds 94 per cent shares of the membership.

However in response to the Guardian, the 67-year-old entrepreneur is open to minority or majority sale of Everton with a number of potential patrons already expressing curiosity.

It’s believed that Farhad Moshiri is searching for affords of greater than £500 million (roughly NGN 283 billion) for the Premier League membership.

Everton’s new proprietor will, amongst different issues, have the first project of steering the Toffees away from troubles on the pitch.

The Toffees have struggled all season, successful solely three of their 20 league matches and choosing up simply 15 factors.

That poor return has seen the Merseysiders drop into the relegation zone and are solely above bottom-placed Southampton on objective distinction.

Supervisor Frank Lampard was not too long ago sacked with a alternative but to be named days after.

Iwobi was one in all Lampard’s favorite gamers with the Nigerian worldwide flourishing below the previous Chelsea supervisor.

Issues might change below a brand new supervisor however Iwobi stays one of many Toffees’ finest gamers along with his six assists within the Premier League bettered by no different at Goodison Park.

There have been talks of the previous Arsenal star near extending his contract at Everton however the closing particulars are seemingly nonetheless within the works.

Iwobi signed for Everton in 2019 with solely a 12 months and a half left on that four-year deal.