David Moyes has agreed a deal to return to Everton as manager following the departure of Sean Dyche, Sky Sport reports.
Dyche was sacked on Thursday – just three hours before the Toffees’ FA Cup third-round win over Peterborough – after winning just one of his last 11 games with Everton, leaving them just one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
Moyes is now set to make his return to management after leaving West Ham at the end of the last season, as he takes charge of Everton for a second time, 11-and-a-half years after leaving for Manchester United
The Scot held positive talks with his former club on Friday, culminating in Moyes being given a deal until 2027.
This will see him first charged with avoiding relegation and then with beginning their time at the new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium.
Everton’s new owners The Friedkin Group were swift to turn to Moyes after sacking Sean Dyche on Thursday and the 61-year-old will make his Toffees comeback, almost 12 years after leaving Goodison Park for Manchester United.
Under-18 manager Leighton Baines and club captain Seamus Coleman took caretaker charge for Thursday’s FA Cup win over Peterborough but Everton felt it was imperative to bring in a permanent replacement for Dyche.
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