Everton boss David Moyes has advised potential football financiers looking to invest in the North West that their money would be better spent buying blue, rather than red.
Moyes, who will see his team, finish a place below Liverpool at the end of what has been a season of two halves, alluded to the financial stability of his club, and also the strength of his young squad.
According to the Blues' boss, Liverpool, who have had a string of financial problems since being taken over by American partners George Gillette and Tom Hicks, represent risky business for potential investors.
He said: “Obviously Liverpool have got a really big brand, but Everton are a steady football club and although we have some debt it isn’t anything like most other clubs have got."
"If you compared our wage bill to Liverpool’s, then I am sure they would be near the top while we would be 10th or 11th in that list - or even lower. So I think any new owners coming in would see that we are a club that has been run in the right way."
Moyes is confident that his team's success which has largely been built on shrewd business will be a good sign to investors that Everton can not only run, but can win with sensible spending.
"We could take big steps forward without having to spend massive amounts of money because we have already got a team that can compete. I really do think we are more attractive and should be a target for any investor and I also know that our chairman Bill Kenwright is doing his best to bring in people."
Moyes now looks to the future and what many believe is a turning tide on Merseyside with a strong youthful Everton gaining each year on what this season has been a beleaguered Liverpool Football Club.
He said: "I believe that somewhere along the line, Bill and the board will succeed in bringing that money into Everton – and I just hope that an investor is just around the corner because I think we would be able to shock quite a few people with a bit more money to spend on the team"
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