For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletterFormer Chelsea and Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon is fronting a consortium who are currently in talks to buy Everton, according to reports. Kenyon joined boyhood club United back in 1997 after being appointed deputy chief executive before being promoted to chief executive in 2000, and it's understood that he played an influential part in convincing Sir Alex Ferguson to remain at Old Trafford when the legendary Scot considered retirement in 2001. EVERTON FANS - Would you like to see Peter Kenyon's consortium buy the club? (Image: Reuters)But despite spending over two decades working with some of football's most elite clubs, Kenyon has only amassed an estimated net worth of around £8million. As such, it's understood he's been brought into the consortium attempting to buy Everton for his business acumen, rather than his deep pockets.

Source: The Star June 14, 2022 15:12 UTC