Your evening Everton headlines on Friday, January 27.
Chaotic week ends in clarity as Everton near Sean Dyche and Anthony Gordon endgame
Sean Dyche is set to become Everton manager while Anthony Gordon is closing in on a move to Newcastle United as a turbulent week comes to a dramatic end.
Dyche is expected to be confirmed as Frank Lampard's successor in the coming days and will immediately begin work to lead Everton out of the relegation zone. It is anticipated he will be ready to take training at Finch Farm next week as the first team prepare for the home game with Arsenal.
Gordon is not expected to be among that squad, however, after talks over a move to the North East reached an advanced stage on Friday afternoon. A fee in the region of £40m is understood to have been agreed between the clubs.
Neither deal has been officially confirmed but both represent breakthroughs on the two major crises that engulfed Everton this week. The week began with Frank Lampard still holding the role of Blues manager but news of his dismissal was of little surprise when it broke on Monday afternoon. It was widely accepted the 44-year-old was undermined by serious problems he had inherited upon his appointment last January but a run of one win in 14 games made his exit inevitable.
Joe Thomas has more, here.
'National football calamity' - Graeme Souness makes brutal Everton claim and gives Sean Dyche verdict
Graeme Souness has admitted Everton's chaotic current situation has left him saddened, stressing a club of the Blues' stature should not be batting such adversity of this nature.
It has been a drama-filled week for the Toffees, who are without a manager after the sacking of Frank Lampard and are soon expected to lose Anthony Gordon to Premier League rivals Newcastle United.
There was also talk over Farhad Moshiri's future at the club, with the 67-year-old forced to dismiss a report suggesting he had placed Everton up for sale with an asking price of £500million.
Unable to stay out of the headlines for both on and off the pitch matters, Souness has admitted the uncertainty at Everton has left him in disbelief as supporters crave a sense of stability.
"It’s the sheer volume of coverage about Everton, a desperate and broken football club, which has resonated most with me this week," he wrote in his Daily Mail column.
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