Questions have been raised over who controls Everton FC after the complex offshore dealings of two billionaires were laid bare by the Paradise Papers.
Last year Iranian businessman Farhad Moshiri sold his 15 per cent stake in Arsenal FC to oligarch Alisher Usmanov and used the money to buy a 50 per cent stake in the Merseyside club.
But secret documents leaked to the press suggest his original stake in Arsenal was funded by a 'gift' from Mr Usmanov raising concerns that it is the Russian's money that is now in Everton.
If that is the case, the deal would be in breach of Premier League rules which state that an individual who owns a stake of 10 per cent or more in one club cannot own a single share of another.