Everton: Sean Dyche expected to be appointed manager after winning race to succeed Frank Lampard | Football News

Sean Dyche is expected to be appointed Everton manager on Friday.

Former Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa and Dyche both held talks with the club on Thursday, with the former spotted in London for negotiations with the Everton board.

But it seems the former Burnley manager has won the race to succeed Frank Lampard at Goodison Park.

On Thursday night, Bielsa – who was Farhad Moshiri’s first choice to replace Lampard – had a long meeting with the Toffees owner.

While the Argentine coach has impressed, it is thought he will need the summer to shape the Everton team into what he wants.

On the other hand, it felt that Dyche could hit the ground running. The former Burnley manager knows three or four of Everton’s players and the stability of the relationship is a deciding factor.

One of those is defender Michael Keane, who spent three seasons working for Dyche at Burnley between 2014 and 2017. The 30-year-old will now remain at Goodison Park after concerns over his future, with Dyche a big fan of the centre-back. defender.

Sky Sports News it was also revealed this week that the cost of bringing Bielsa in also meant that the deal was difficult to do.

Bielsa and his backroom staff will cost Everton up to £1m a month – a figure that will cover all members of the coaching support staff.

Bielsa’s special negotiating style sees him demand huge fees which he then distributes among his coaching team, which is a non-negotiable part.

It is understood there are concerns among Everton chiefs over the cost and about making such wholesale changes to the structure of the coaching staff.

The Toffees board wanted a manager with Premier League experience, so they moved for Dyche.

‘Dyche has the experience Everton need’

Sky Sports News reporter Vinny O’Connor at Everton’s Finch Farm training ground:

“We talked about the problem of making the appointment of Bielsa: the fact that he wants a long time to achieve his philosophy. We also know that he wants to be faster on the side.

“But we also know that Sean Dyche had positive talks with Everton earlier this week and was impressed during those talks. They have now decided that Dyche is the right fit for Everton going forward.

“Everton want their manager to have Premier League experience – Bielsa and Dyche fit the bill – but Dyche has the experience that Everton will need to stay in the Premier League this season.

“The main thing is the ability to work with this group of players and how they can deliver a message. Bielsa has a unique style of the way he wants to go, so he wants to rush into the side. Dyche has been able to turn his hand in a different way at Burnley.

“For a long time on a shoestring budget, Dyche managed to keep Burnley in the Premier League and now he has the task of keeping Everton in the Premier League.

“It is very tight at the bottom, there is scope to get out of it. Thirty-five points will be able to secure safety given how the Premier League table is at the minute. They will also have a week or so to build. until the first match against Arsenal on the 4 February at Goodison Park.

Gordon became Everton’s training ground

One of the first issues Dyche will have to deal with at Everton is the future of striker Anthony Gordon, who appeared at Everton’s Finch Farm training ground on Friday after a three-day absence.

Sky Sports News it was reported this week that Gordon was absent on Tuesday due to unplanned events, but did not appear on Wednesday and Thursday for unplanned reasons.

Gordon is a target for Newcastle, with an offer of around £40m believed to be enough to convince Everton to sell the 21-year-old.

But when the news of Dyche’s arrival at Everton was announced, Gordon appeared when Sky Sports News live broadcast reporter Vinny O’Connor.

Everton’s next six games

February 4th – Arsenal (H), kick-off 12.30pm

February 13 – Liverpool (A), alive Sky Sportskick-off 8pm

February 18 – Leeds (H), kick-off 3pm

February 25th – Villa Aston Kab (H), kick-off 3pm

March 5 – Nottingham Forest (A), kick-off 2pm

March 11 – Brentford (H), kick-off 3pm