Here are your Everton FC evening headlines for Monday, October 3.
Conor Coady position clear amid Bruno Lage sacking
Everton face no threat of losing Conor Coady amid the turmoil currently unfolding at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Coady, who opened his account for the Blues in Saturday's 2-1 win at Southampton, joined on a season-long loan from the Midlands club during the summer, with Bruno Lage unconvinced as to how the 29-year-old would adapt to a back-four. But while the centre-back has done exactly that under Frank Lampard, Lage has been sacked after picking up just one win from their opening eight games.
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Wolves' next manager is currently unknown, but while Lage's successor may look to make changes at Molineux, they will be unable to call on Coady, with the loan deal not including any recall clause - in fact, the deal does include an option for Everton to sign the 29-year-old permanently.
Coaches Steve Davis and James Collins have taken temporary charge of the struggling Wolves, but whoever takes control in the future will not be able to recall Coady, with any decisions on the centre-back's future in the hands off the Toffees.
Perez claim shows threat Blues face from ESL
Despite it being nearly 18 months since the announcement - and embarrassingly swift back-tracking - of the European Super League (ESL), Real Madrid president and chief ESL ambassador Florentino Perez remains insistent he and his fellow billionaires can fix the game.
The former politician's recent claims that 'our beloved sport is sick' and that the elite of European football don't play each other often enough reek of an attempted revival for a continental closed shop. The Premier League's so-called 'Big Six' all U-turned on their commitments to the league back in April 2021, but Madrid - along with Barcelona and Juventus - are still signed up and scheming behind the scenes.
How their plans unfold - it can't go worse than last time, surely - remains to be seen, but the super-rich of European football will not stop, and their proposals will kill any hope of a brighter future for Everton. The Blues - who have spent a record 120 years in the top-flight and have more league titles than Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham - will move into their 52,888-capacity Bramley-Moore Dock site in 2024, but what could be left of the Premier League by that point if the 'Bix Six' move on?
The ECHO's Chris Beesley has had his say on that prospect here.
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