• US company buying 98.8% stake in Merseyside club
• American investors own or part-own 11 top-flight clubs

The Friedkin Group has completed its takeover of Everton and brought the turbulent era of Farhad Moshiri to an end.

A US company owned by the Texas billionaire Dan Friedkin agreed a complex deal in September and is taking a 98.8% stake. It has received regulatory approval from the Premier League, Football Association and the Financial Conduct Authority to add Everton to its football portfolio alongside Roma, and takes to 11 the number of Premier League clubs owned or part-owned by an American investor.