Everton manager Sean Dyche says the club’s new owners are “completely supportive” of him, his staff and the team.
“The Friedkin Group completed the purchase of the “Toffees” on Thursday, ending Farhad Moshiri’s tumultuous period.
Incoming chairman Marc Watts met with men’s team boss Dyche and women’s team manager Brian Sorensen at the club’s training ground on Friday, as well as addressing all other employees in a larger meeting.
Watts, the president of the Friedkin Group, will be responsible for the management of the club and his overall message was to bring stability after recent uncertainty.
“I haven’t said too much about what I want,” Dyche said. “He [Watts] really questioned the feel of what I’ve learned in my time, the overall feel of the club, and some of my knowledge and things we can do going forward.
“It was picking each other’s brains and a very casual conversation, nothing too heavy, but making it clear financial stability is very important to move forward from their point of view and correct the status of the last few years.”
Financial problems and uncertainty over the sale of the club have meant that Everton have struggled at the wrong end of the Premier League table in recent years, and it is a similar story this season.
The club sits in 16th place and is only three points above the relegation line.
Dyche’s contract expires at the end of the season and when asked about his future, he said: “It’s always good to win games. Apart from the fact that he [Watts] made it quite clear, face-to-face, they have nothing but support for me, the staff and the team. But you have to win games, it’s a natural process.
