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Everton owner Farhad Moshiri denies claims his stake in Goodison Park club was funded by Alisher Usmanov

The Premier League have been urged to launch an investigation into allegations that its ownership rules had been breached by Everton owner Farhad Moshiri.

Moshiri sold his Arsenal stake in 2016 to buy nearly 50 per cent of Everton.

But leaks in the Paradise Papers, a huge batch of documents revealing the financial dealing of politicians, celebrities and business leaders, suggest his original stake in the London club was funded by a ‘gift’ from oligarch Alisher Usmanov, who owns 30.4 per cent of Arsenal, raising the question of whether his money is now in Everton.