Any deal with Everton will depend on Textor selling his stake in Crystal Palace, as Premier League rules prohibit a single person from owning more than one team.

“A significant number of parties are active in our process, we have received strong offers from qualified buyers and we are confident we can complete the sale of our interests to move forward with the next community we hope to serve, embrace and enjoy,” said Textor.

Through his company Eagle Football Holdings, he already owns numerous shares in other clubs, including Lyon in France, the Brazilian team Botafogo and the Belgian club Molenbeek.

On Thursday, the French newspaper L’Equipe reported, external Lyon have put most of their squad on the transfer market in order to raise money before the end of the transfer window.

In a revealing interview with BBC Sport in February, Textor branded protests by some Palace fans against his ownership “nonsense” and “misguided”, but said he was “in it for the long haul”.

“No, I don’t want to manage (Palace) one day,” he said at the time. “I don’t even like managing the clubs I have.”

Palace chairman and co-owner Steve Parish is responsible for running the club and said earlier this month that the club was in a “stable situation” despite Textor’s plans to sell his stake.