Struggling former Everton manager, Sean Dyche has found himself in a sh0ck on Thursday, just hours before their FA Cup third-round tie against Peterborough when the club board relieved of his duties as senior men’s first-team manager with immediate effect.
Speculation about Dyche’s future had intensified with reports suggesting Everton’s new owners had been talking to potential successors after completing a takeover of the club. According to Fabrizio Romano, the struggling Everton have started talks to find replacement for Sean Dyche.
“Everton have already started talks to find replacement for Sean Dyche as he’s been sacked today.
Coleman and Baines not expected to be there for long term as Friedkin Group is now working on new head coach.
Talks ongoing. Dyche, fired,” Fabrizio wrote.
Everton have won only three times in 19 league matches this season and are languishing in 16th place, with only one point separating them from the relegation zone. The Toffees are once again battling to avoid relegation from the Premier League after winning just one of their past 11 games, with that sole success coming against fellow strugglers Wolves in December.
Dyche took charge at Everton in January 2023 and kept them in the top-flight despite numerous issues, including last season’s points deduction for breaching Premier League rules on profit and sustainability.
They finished 17th in Dyche’s first season and came 15th last term, extending their streak of being ever-present in the top flight since 1954.
The club’s under-18s head coach, Leighton Baines, and captain, Seamus Coleman, will take charge on an interim basis while Everton’s new owners search for a permanent replacement for Dyche.
Former Manchester United and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, currently in charge of Turkish club Fenerbahce, has recently been linked with Everton.
David Moyes, who managed Everton between 2002 and 2013, ex-England coach Gareth Southgate, Brentford boss Thomas Frank and Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola are also among the reported contenders.
