Everton insider: Senior club figure set for 'interview' with new owners
Everton chief executive Angus Kinnear will have to prove himself to any potential new owners during the takeover process in order to keep his job.
That is according to former Toffees CEO Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes that the 49-year-old is a "very good candidate" to stay on in his position after The Friedkin Group sell the club.
The Americans have now officially put the club up for sale, and a change of hands at the top can often mean a change of personnel throughout the club.
However, Wyness believes that Kinnear has plenty of "credibility" in the bank at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and could potentially survive the change of ownership.
He has now been with the club since May 2025 and helped to oversee the final stages of the club's move into their new stadium.
There is plenty of uncertainty surrounding Everton away from the pitch at the moment, but Wyness is adamant that Kinnear is one cog that does not need to be changed.
Everton caught in 'very strange situation'
Everton’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that Kinnear and manager David Moyes have been caught in a "very strange situation" in recent months.
Recent reports have suggested that the Friedkins share a distant relationship with the manager and the CEO, rather than being present and visible at the club.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider's Inside Track podcast, Wyness explained how Kinnear's conduct during the takeover process will effectively act as an audition for him to keep his job under the next ownership.
"Look, the reports are that Angus apparently only knew two hours before the Friedkins announced they were definitely going to put this on the market," he said.
"Moyes and the whole report that he's never spoken to Friedkin is a very, very strange situation. They've obviously suspected for a while that they're the unwanted stepchild compared to Roma. And that seems to have been the case.
"Look, it's happened. Now, with Angus, the best thing he can do is make sure that any transaction is handled smoothly and do well in that situation.
"Any new owners coming in will be looking at him and how he performs during the transaction and what they think of him. So that will be his interview, as such.
"Normally some new owners may want to put in their own person, but then again, it depends on who they are. Angus has got some credibility now and some experience of the club. He would be a very good candidate to stay on."
Everton's 'most likely' buyer revealed
Former Manchester City financial advisor Stefan Borson told Football Insider earlier this week that the USA will be the "most likely" source of Everton's takeover.
The football finance expert made it clear that any buyer will require "deep pockets" in order to take on the club and help it to progress.
TFG are currently valuing the club in the region of the £1billion mark, while there is also over £300million of debt to come attached with any purchase.
Borson is adamant that the American market is the most likely to come to the table, rather than any potential buyers from the Middle East or the UK.