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Everton’s latest failed takeover will not affect their summer transfer plans despite the club’s two-and-a-half-year search for a new owner showing no signs of ending.

Everton remain adamant that Jarrad Branthwaite will not be sold unless their rivals meet their £80m valuation, which is almost double the higher of the two offers made by Man Utd, while the club will not have to cash in on other players after agreeing a £50m fee. with Aston Villa for defensive midfielder Amadou Onana.

Everton’s summer transfer budget was agreed in talks involving Sean Dyche, director of football Kevin Thelwell and chief executive Colin Chang at the end of last season on the basis that the long-awaited takeover from 777Partners would not be completed in time for the summer window.

The collapse of that deal after nine months of negotiations in June caused little surprise at Goodison Park, but Everton were left stunned when another American firm, the Friedkin Group, pulled out of a £600m takeover bid on Thursday night .

Everton’s financial position is secure in the short term as, in addition to the Onana fee, they pocketed £20m from the sales of Lewis Dobbin and Ben Godfrey to Villa and Atalanta respectively last month.

In addition, the club also received the first of three central Premier League payments for next season’s TV appearances last month, initial fees worth around £70m, which will allow them to pay player wages and cover their running costs for the next few months.

Howe at work in England

Eddie Howe insists it’s all about Newcastle now, not England.

For me, being very proud to be Newcastle manager, it’s all about Newcastle. It’s not about England, so as long as I’m happy, I feel supported, I feel free to work the way I want to work, I haven’t thought about anything but Newcastle.

I absolutely love the club. I love the fans. I like where I am in my career. There is no better place to be. This is what I feel. I hope that from the answer I just gave, there is everything you need to know there.

For me, it’s not about England. England is absolutely someone else’s conversation. Its’ not mine. Mine is Newcastle.

Talking about anything else while Newcastle’s manager is wrong. I don’t think I need to say the answer again. The answer is clear.

Eddie Howe

Howe “engaged” Newcastle

Eddie Howe is happy to turn down England and remain ‘committed’ to Newcastle – as long as he is supported.

The Football Association is now officially advertising Gareth Southgate’s replacement and the Newcastle boss ticks many of the boxes in the criteria.

Southgate’s resignation on Tuesday instantly installed Howe and the unemployed Graham Potter as the bookies’ favorites for the job.

Newcastle have issued a warning to the FA revealing their manager signed a multi-year contract extension with them last summer which does not have a release clause for the set figure.

Magpies managing director Darren Eales also vowed to fight to hold on to the former Bournemouth man and said he still believes the 46-year-old is “the right man for the project”.

Howe finally broke his silence and addressed his future as he spoke to reporters at the Toon’s pre-season training camp in Germany on Friday.

And he was adamant he must still feel supported by Newcastle’s Saudi owners and bosses.

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A British investment firm is set to rescue Everton from the threat of administration after a second American takeover at Goodison Park collapsed.

The Friedkin Group, which also owns Italian club Roma, stunned Everton by pulling out of a proposed £600million deal just four weeks after entering into exclusive talks on Thursday night.

Everton owner Farhad Moshiri is understood to have agreed to sell to three different groups last month after previous bidders 777Partners missed the deadline to complete the purchase following a tortuous nine-month process. A previous takeover bid by one of Everton’s creditors, MSP Capital, had previously collapsed last summer.

SunSport has learned that London-based investment firm Vici Private Finance are preparing to revive their bid and are confident of completing a takeover within weeks, while local businessman and Everton fans Andy Bell and George Downing they could also return to the negotiating table.

However, Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor is unlikely to make another bid as the American has yet to sell his 46% stake in Selhurst Park despite considerable interest in his shares.

Vici Private Finance is advised by former Everton director Keith Harris, who was appointed to the board by Moshiri after he bought the club in 2016 before leaving three years later.

Burnley sign full

Burnley have signed Vaclav Hladky from Ipswich Town.

Hladky has penned a two-year deal with the Clarets, who will play in the Championship next season.

The goalkeeper won promotion twice with Ipswich and his experience will be needed to help Scott Parker in his bid for an immediate return to the Premier League.

The 33-year-old will move to Tuf Moor on a free transfer after his contract with the Tractor Boys expired.

Ivan Toney price cut

Brentford are set to drop their asking price for Ivan Toney to less than £50m due to a lack of transfer interest.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have made it clear to the Bees that they have no intention of meeting Toney’s asking price.

That leaves Tottenham and West Ham as the centre-forward’s most likely suitors.

Brentford had hoped to mount a bid for the England international after returning from an eight-month gambling ban in January and had initially invited bids in excess of £80m.

But there were no offers for the 28-year-old in the January transfer window and the club were surprised by the lack of interest this summer.

The Gunners are not prioritizing signing a striker this summer, with the Blues believing Toney is too old and United paying £36.5m for Joshua Zirkzee.