Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours
Lots of coverage of the potential sacking of Sean Dyche.
The Friedkin Group have held crunch talks over the future of the Everton manager. [Sky Sports]
Dyche apparently is under no immediate pressure of being sacked despite the club’s poor form of late, although they have started looking at some potential replacements as part of normal succession planning. [Teamtalk]
Former Brighton and Chelsea manager Graham Potter has emerged as a genuine candidate to replace Sean Dyche at Everton. [Inside Futbol]
Potter is a leading candidate to replace Julen Lopetegui at West Ham in the event the Spaniard leaves the club. [Sky Sports]
Everton have tried to do an end run on West Ham chief David Sullivan by making a move for the man he had on standby to replace Lopetegui. [Hammers News]
Beto was spotted at Manchester airport yesterday evening and it has been confirmed that despite many flights from Manchester being cancelled due to the snow, the striker arrived in Turin and is on the brink of joining Torino. [TuttoSport]
Everton and Crystal Palace are keen to sign midfielder Tom Fellows from West Bromwich Albion. [Daily Mail]
Harrison Armstrong says he’s learning “something new every day” in and around Everton’s Senior Team, revealing he wants to make a big impact for the Blues in Premier League matches. [Everton FC]
Unquestionably poor stats. I expected the new owners might seek stability until May.
Now I’m not so sure.
They won’t accept failure, it feels like change is imminent. pic.twitter.com/NoWktCbunA— Mark Thomas (@dixiedeansboots) January 6, 2025
“I can forgive boring displays – but what Everton did at Bournemouth was embarrassing” Michael Ball tackles the big issues at Goodison Park following Everton’s 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth. [Liverpool Echo]
The deafening silence coming from the Friedkin Group is a worrying sign. [ToffeeWeb]
Sign this guy for Everton……
Everton Shareholders have written to the FA to express their dismay at the scheduling of the FA Cup match against Peterborough which is happening on Thursday. [EFCSA.org]
BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty:
“I stand by my original assertion that the ideal scenario for Everton’s new owners would be for Sean Dyche to keep them safe until the end of his contract this season, then I feel sure they will make a change and bring their own manager in.
It is the “keep them safe” bit which is becoming the rogue in this equation as Ipswich Town and Wolves are showing real signs of picking up while Everton are dismal and have been almost unwatchable in games this season.
Three wins from 19 games is awful, while their lack of threat and goals is a serious concern, not just for supporters but surely for Dyche.” [BBC]
The Toffees have now submitted a loan bid to sign Yunus Akgun and want a buy option inserted into the deal. [Fanatik]
Arsenal host Newcastle in the first semi final of the Carabao Cup. In Portugal, Sporting take on Porto in the Taca da Liga.
Full schedule of games here.