An MP has alleged that Sir Philip Green was a ‘shadow director’ at Everton.
Chris Matheson made the claim about the high-street mogul during a Culture, Media and Sport Committee session on the running of football.
The Chester politician and Goodison Park season ticket holder revealed that Green ordered accountants Price Waterhouse Cooper to audit the club.
Matheson went on to state that a Blues chief executive and first-team manager were also summoned to Green’s former BHS headquarters.
He said: “Until March 2016, Robert Earl was a director of Everton – and I should say I am a season ticket holder at Everton – declared 23% of the ownership at Everton through BCR Sports, registered in the British Virgin Islands.
“However, a previous director and, in fact, the previous owner of those shares, Paul Gregg, says he wasn’t paid for those shares that were transferred to Robert Earl , by Robert Earl or even by BCR Sports … by Sir Phillip Green who was not registered as a director at Everton.
“And I understand that Sir Philip Green had something of a role of shadow director at Everton, including having PWC conduct an audit of the club and summoning the chief executive and the team manager to BHS headquarters to discuss transfer budgets.
“If someone has paid for some share through someone else and through an entity in the British Virgin Islands, but isn’t a director, would that a problem?”
Everton have continually denied claims of Green’s involvement despite requests from the club’s shareholder assocation at last year’s General Meeting.