The Friedkin Group are reportedly in advanced talks with Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri regarding a takeover of the Premier League club.
Dan Friedkin, owner of Italian outfit Roma, had agreed a deal back in June to purchase the Toffees, but talks gave way.
Miami’s 777 Partners, who previously held interest in Everton, also saw a deal collapse earlier this year.
John Textor, co-owner of fellow Premier League club Crystal Palace, was given a period of exclusivity to hash out a deal with Moshiri. That, too, has seemingly bore no fruit.
Sources now indicate a deal between Moshiri – who holds a 94% stake in Everton – and the Friedkin Group is ‘close’.
The group have already given the Blues £200 million to repay a loan and put working capital into the club.
A stumbling block in their initial purchase attempt was the legal action 777 Partners faced in the US, according to the BBC.
Alongside the Friedkin Group and Textor, two businessmen local to Liverpool, Andy Bell and George Downing, are also said to be keen.