A UK-based investment firm, backed by two 'western billionaires', has become the fourth party to make a bid to buy Everton.
Vici Private Finance began initial talks with Toffees owner Farhad Moshiri earlier this year and has now made an all-equity offer without taking on additional debt.
The firm has provided proof of cash, believed to be in the region of £1bn, which allows the capability of getting a deal done quickly.
Vici is being advised by former Blues director Keith Harris, who was brought on to the club's board in 2016 by Moshiri before leaving three years later.