Everton: 777 Partners hold face-to-face talks with Sean Dyche as sack decision emerges
777 Partners co-founder Josh Wander held “extremely positive” face-to-face talks with Everton manager Sean Dyche and director of football Kevin Thelwell on Tuesday [19 September], according to Alan Myers.
The Sky Sports journalist provided an update on his personal Twitter account on Wednesday [20 September], adding that the regulatory process for the American investment fund to take ownership at Goodison Park is “underway and progressing”.
Owner Farhad Moshiri last week agreed to sell his full 94.1% stake in Everton, but the deal must first be ratified by the the relevant authorities, including the Premier League.
Myers said: “The regulatory process to allow 777 Partners to take over ownership of Everton is well underway and progressing.
“Co-founder Josh Wander was at [Finch Farm] on Tuesday to meet Manager Sean Dyche and Director of Football Kevin Thelwell with the discussions described as ‘extremely positive’.”
Uncertainty
News of Wander personally visiting Everton’s Finch Farm training base this week comes amid suggestions that Dyche’s job is safe due to the club lacking funds to shell out any compensation [Paul Brown].
If anything, this perfectly epitomises just how much of a mess Everton are right now both on and off the field.
On the basis of the “extremely positive” talks Wander is said to have held with Dyche, the 52-year-old looks as though he will be given the chance to get the Toffees out of their sticky situation.
Exactly how much of a say Wander can have in matters at this stage is unknown, but the fact he was at the training ground suggests he is confident the takeover will go through.
While Dyche’s position as Everton manager seems locked in for now, that will surely change should results not pick up against Brentford, Luton Town and Bournemouth prior to the international break.
That is a point in the season in which, historically speaking, teams tend to change their manager.
Regardless of what was said in their face-to-face meeting, the only way Dyche will stay at the Goodison helm in the long term is if he starts getting points on the board, new owners or otherwise.
In other Everton news, a Toffees player has signed a contract extension at Goodison Park.