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Goodison Park's new major shareholder, the billionaire Farhad Moshiri, is ready to commit millions in the ­transfer market to make Everton great again.

The Iranian businessman, who has bases in the UK and Monaco, will complete a share purchase by Wednesday, which will see him become the biggest single stakeholder in the club. He will effectively assume control alongside chairman Bill Kenwright, who has retained a stake in the club and will continue in his role.

And Moshiri has pledged “major investment” to not only help build a stadium, but also significantly strengthen the squad, with up to £100million made available to buy – and importantly, keep – players in the summer.

Top of the hit list for the new board, which will see Kenwright continue the impressive work he has done in steering the club he loves, is to keep some of the biggest names such as John Stones, Ross Barkley, Seamus Coleman and Gerard Deulofeu.

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They will all be offered massive new contracts, and given a promise there will be a sustained investment in the squad designed to turn the Blues into genuine top four challengers.

While they are also keen to keep Romelu Lukaku, sources within the club suggest there is a sense of realism that he may force a move in the summer... and if that happens, Moshiri will commit a figure big enough to buy a world class replacement.

That investment could amount to £100m eventually, with the former Arsenal stakeholder keen to reinvest the £200m he made form the sale of his shares in the Gunners last week.

He has bought a 49.9 per cent stake in Everton, and the plan is to eventually complete a takeover at Goodison, with a loose agreement in place to look at him buying shares to take a controlling interest in a couple of years.

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In the meantime, the billionaire – who is a close associate of Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov, with the pair enjoying a business partnership over many years – will look to push through Kenwright’s plans to build a new stadium.

The pair will work together, with Moshiri investing his own funds and also using his expertise to attract investment to build a new facility, which will cost in the region of £200m.

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Moshiri has bought around 17,000 shares in Everton at around £5,000 a share, and with his agreement to pump money in, that will value the club at around £175m.

Alongside Kenwright though, the new stakeholder plans to develop the new ground quickly and pursue a top-four place, to increase that value significantly going forward.

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