Everton: Sean Dyche insists he will see out contract as takeover talks continue at Goodison Park | Football news

Sean Dyche says he is “not bothered” by speculation over his future and plans to complete the remainder of his deal at Goodison Park.

The Toffees recorded their first league win of the season when they defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 at Goodison Park last weekend. A brace from Dwight McNeil ended a dismal run of form and lifted them out of the relegation zone for the first time this season.

Everton’s poor start saw them take one point from a possible 15. On two occasions Dyche’s side had surrendered a 2–0 lead, with Bournemouth and Aston Villa taking advantage of the capitulations to win 3–2.

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As well as their disappointing run, the Merseyside club have also faced uncertainty off the pitch over the ownership of the club.

In September, Everton announced that they had reached an agreement for The Friedkin Group to purchase a majority stake in the club.

The takeover news has sparked speculation about Dyche’s future at the club as he is in the final year of his two-and-a-half-year contract.

But the Everton manager says – as it stands – he intends to go through with his deal Air sports: “It doesn’t bother me that much. I don’t throw my doll out of the stroller and try to make excuses. I’m happy to carry on.

“My contract situation is constantly deteriorating, that’s how it goes. It’s in good faith and I’ll handle it in good faith, whatever happens. I just think it’s the right way to work.”

‘If you do that well, the rest will take care of itself. If there is a change in the business, it can change things. I don’t know anything about that yet, everything you read in the newspaper is all nonsense at the moment. so clear.”

The upcoming takeover and the new stadium herald a new era for Everton. Asked whether the takeover has caused him to dream about what could possibly happen in the future, Dyche said: “I was brought in because of the reality of the ongoing situation. It was clearly much worse than I thought.

“Dreams are for another day. At this stage it is still reality. With one’s tenure at a football club there is the idea that you leave your imprint on it.

“We don’t know what will happen next. If The Friedkin Group comes in, that will change things, but we won’t know until it happens in its entirety, so we’ll have to wait and see, but for now that’s how it is.” based on realities.

“Where the club thinks it should be and then the reality of bringing in money and balancing the books better with financial fair play and PSR and all these different challenges, and bringing in players who can develop in the team.

“Players who are not that complete and have to develop into the team and then one day have to be sold and have to melt it all down and make it all work like magic – it’s just not that easy.

“It was a huge challenge and it still is. It is an ongoing challenge. I don’t know what’s around the corner, all I can guarantee is that we are working very, very hard and we will continue to do so. “

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