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.