Everton takeover news as the Crystal Palace co-owner is keen on buying the Toffees.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has discussed John Textor’s decision to sell his shareholding in the club – having reportedly been given exclusivity rights to complete an Everton takeover.

The Toffees were put back on market after the Friedkin Group pulled the plug on buying majority owner Farhad Moshiri’s 94.1% stake. Textor revealed last weekend that he was keen once again on a purchase, havin g been in the fight before the Friedkin Group were given exclusivity.

Textor would first have to sell his stake in Premier League rivals Palace. He paid £87.5 million for a 40% shareholding in 2021 before extending it to 45% a year later when his company Eagle Football Holdings bought French outfit Lyon.

Eagle Football Holdings also boasts Brazilian side Botafogo and Belgium team RWD Molenbeek in its portfolio. And Parish, speaking to talkSPORT, thinks that there is no better multi-club ownership at present than Textor’s.

Asked about Textor’s possible sale, Parish said: “He would like to at the moment. We were chatting online last night and he has got his multi-club type. No-one is doing a better job of that than he is. He is making it work in terms of player trade and moving players around.

“We’re not part of that although we do leverage it sometimes. We had Jake O’Brien go to Lyon and very successfully go to Everton. John wants a club that is part of his family and controls it and we’re supporting if that’s what he wants to do.

“In the meantime, he has been very supportive of Crystal Palace along with Josh [Harris] and David [Blitzer]. They are fantastically helpful with me and the team we have assembled. It is very amicable and will be about finding the right people to replace him who are going to replace him that believe in the plan that we are going down.”

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