Sean Dyche was sacked as manager of Evertonthe club confirmed on Thursday.
Dyche took over from Frank Lampard in 2023. Although Dyche has kept Everton from relegation in consecutive seasons amid financial conflicts, a combination of poor form and an uninspiring style of football has seen the Merseyside side act.
David Moyes is set to seal a return to Everton after talks with the club’s new owners, sources told ESPN.
Everton are 16th in the table Premier Leagueafter scoring just 15 goals in 19 games. Only at the bottom Southampton were less successful.
A club statement was released just three hours before Peterborough’s FA Cup third round visit, with club captain Seamus Coleman and former player Leighton Baines taking over on an interim basis.
The statement read: “Everton Football Club can confirm that Sean Dyche has been stood down as manager of the senior men’s first team with immediate effect.
“(Coaches) Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and Billy Mercer have also left the club.
“The process of appointing a new director is ongoing and an update will be provided in due course.
“Under-18s head coach Leighton Baines and club captain Seamus Coleman will take charge of first team affairs on an interim basis.”
Moyes, who left Everton in 2013 after 11 years as manager to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester Unitedhas been unemployed since leaving West Ham United at the end of last season and sources indicated he was open to a second term.
Everton were linked with a move for Graham Potter before joining West Ham United in a movement that was also confirmed THURSDAY.
The club’s announcement comes less than a month after that of the American group Friedkin. finalized its takeover of the club. Executive chairman Marc Watts said the American ownership group was “committed to leading Everton into an exciting new era, on and off the pitch”.
Everton will move to a new riverside stadium in Liverpool next season after 132 years at Goodison Park.
Although José Mourinho was initially considered the favorite to replace Dyche, sources have told ESPN that the Fenerbahce coach is not a candidate to move to Everton at this stage.