Philip Green has refused to deny claims he was a ‘shadow director’ at Everton.
The allegation was made by Chester MP Chris Matheson during a Culture, Media and Sport Committee session into football governance on Monday.
Matheson, a Goodison Park season ticket holder, used Parliamentary privilege to disclose that Green had previously been a ‘shadow director’ for the Blues.
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?”
But in response to a request from Sky Sports News, representatives for the high street magnate declined to comment on the claims about Everton.