Everton appoint Sean Dyche as manager with Arsenal the first test for the new boss
- Planet Sport writer
- 30 January 2023
Former Burnley boss Sean Dyche has been appointed as the new manager of Everton on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
The 51-year-old spent 10 years at Burnley, winning two promotions from the Championship and even securing a seventh-place top-flight finish to take the club into Europe.
He was sacked last April with the Clarets embroiled in a relegation battle which they failed to escape from.
Dyche's first test will come against current Premier League leaders Arsenal. The Toffees will host the Gunners on Saturday afternoon, with the new boss set to take his place in the dugout.
Dyche is understood to have sanctioned the departure of wantaway winger Anthony Gordon, with a £40million deal, plus £5m of add-ons, thrashed out with Newcastle.
The new manager was previously linked with the Everton job, most recently after Carlo Ancelotti's departure in the summer of 2021, and in November spoke about those links.
He told talkSPORT: "Proper club, we all know that and it's got a proper feel about it.
"The People's Club, it always feels to me. I think I have a feel for that because of my history in the Premier League."
Reports last week claimed Bielsa was another strong contender for the position. The Argentine flew into London for talk but wanted to bring eight members of his backroom team and not take over the team immediately but work with the under-21s and academy before assuming control in the summer.
