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The latest failed Everton takeover will not affect their summer transfer plans despite the club's two-and-a-half search for a new owner showing no sign of ending.
Everton remain adamant that Jarrad Branthwaite will not be sold unless rivals meet their £80million valuation, which is almost double the highest of two bids made by Man Utd, while the club will not have to cash in on other players after agreeing a £50m fee with Aston Villa for defensive midfield player Amadou Onana.
Everton's summer transfer budget was agreed in talks involving Sean Dyche, director of football Kevin Thelwell and chief executive Colin Chang at the end of last season on the basis that long-awaited takeover from 777Partners would not be completed in time for the summer window.
The collapse of that deal after nine months' of negotiations in June caused little surprise at Goodison Park, but Everton were left stunned when another US firm, the Friedkin Group, withdrew from a proposed £600million takeover on Thursday evening.
Everton's financial position is secure in the short term, as in addition to the Onana fee they banked £20m last month from the sales of Lewis Dobbin and Ben Godfrey to Villa and Atalanta respectively.
In addition the club also received the first of three central payments from the Premier League for next season's TV appearances last month, with the initial fees worth around £70m, which will enable to pay the players' wages and meet their running costs for the next few months.