KEITH HARRIS, the man who has brokered some of football’s biggest takeover deals, has spoken for the first time about his belief that he will find a buyer for Everton. Harris, the chairman of investment bank Seymour Pierce, was contacted by Blues chairman Bill Kenwright earlier this year to see if he could unearth an individual or group with the capability to invest heavily in Goodison Park. Kenwright has made no secret of his desire to sell his majority shareholding and told shareholders at an EGM last month that he wanted to give them “a billionaire” to help Everton compete at the highest level. But he has told Harris, who played a huge role in bringing Roman Abramovich to Chelsea and Randy Lerner to Aston Villa, that any potential investor must have Everton’s integrity at heart if they are to be taken seriously. “Bill is...
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