Moshiri claims to be “in a better place” after leaving Everton.

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Carlo Ancelotti managed Everton between December 2019 and June 2021

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Moshiri claims to be “in a better place” after leaving Everton.

Farhad Moshiri admits he has “mixed emotions” over the end of his. Everton ownership and wonders where the team would have gone if Carlo Ancelotti had stayed at Goodison Park.

In a deal estimated to be worth more than £400 million. The British-Iranian businessman sold his ownership of the team to the Friedkin Group on Thursday. Ending his time as the Toffees’ manager.

Everton supporters are looking forward to the takeover with “hope and optimism” following a particularly turbulent time under Mosihiri.

A challenging relationship with supporters, management turmoil, relegation struggles, boardroom collapses. Premier League point deductions, and a financial crisis that nearly drove Everton to bankruptcy plagued the team.

After a “difficult” period on Merseyside. Moshiri admitted to feeling “sorrow when thinking on the past” in an open letter to supporters. However, he stated that he leaves the club “in a materially better condition” than the one he inherited.

Moshiri added, “I understand completely that in football. Results on the field are crucial, and they have not been good enough over those same years.”

“We welcomed Carlo Ancelotti and other elite managers to the club.

And we do not know where we would have been if he had not been enticed to return to Real Madrid. His first love.”

In the letter, Moshiri stated that he would “take tremendous delight in” leaving Everton with a “iconic stadium” that “all Evertonians, and the wider community. Can enjoy for decades and decades to come.”

“I knew the club needed to be modernized when I bought it eight years ago, both with a new stadium and at the training field, which has seen a lot of investment,” he continued.

“With season ticket prices essentially staying the same during my ownership era, I have covered the enormous costs of those renovations.

“We have some of the cheapest tickets in the Premier League. So I have attempted to lessen the impact on fans.”

“Look forward with optimism and hope.”

According to a statement from the Everton Fan Advisory Board (Fab), the period under Moshiri was difficult save from the construction of the team’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.

“Relegation struggles, financial instability, unsuccessful ownership bids, a leadership void, and unfair sporting fines have obscured our recent history,” Fab said.

“Evertonians now have the chance to look forward with hope and optimism thanks to today’s statement.”

After the Friedkin Group took over, Fab claimed to be “encouraged by the aspirations and ambitions” they had laid out.

“It will be crucial to communicate and provide clarity regarding the path ahead. We understand that change will not happen right now,” Fab continued.

“In the upcoming weeks and months, we are forward to learn more about their plans and engage with them to help them realize their goals of embracing the passion, creativity, and values of Evertonians.”