Crystal Palace's billionaire co-owner John Textor is aiming to accelerate the sale of his shares in the Selhurst Park club, as the US businessman ramps up move to purchase Everton

US businessman John Textor’s swoop for Everton is set to enter a crucial stage as he aims to fast-track the sale of his Crystal Palace stake. Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor is aiming to accelerate the sale of his shares in the Selhurst Park club It comes as Textor is looking to ramp up his bid to buy out Everton majority owner Farhad Moshiri It emerged over the weekend that investment management firm Aliya Capital Partners are backing Textor's purchase Moshiri’s 94.1 percent stake in Everton Around 14 parties have registered an initial interest with Raine. Textor has instructed the Raine Group to oversee the sale of his shares in Palace and around 14 parties have registered an initial interest with Raine A small number of ‘serious bidders’ are understood to have made clear their willingness to complete a quick purchase of Textor's shares in palace Last week, Everton released a statement confirming 'positive conversations' with the businessman had taken place But, at the same time, those close to the process are adamant that a sale to one of the parties who have so far shown a tentative interest shouldn’t be discounted. It emerged over the weekend that investment management firm Aliya Capital Partners are backing Textor's purchase Moshiri’s 94.1 percent stake in Everton, who released a statement last week confirming ‘positive conversations’ with the businessman had taken place but ‘there was still some work to be done’ to complete the transaction.