‘Let’s clear that up’: 51-year-old manager never held talks over Everton job

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Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche insists he has never spoken to Everton regarding taking over at the Premier League outfit while giving his backing to an under-pressure Frank Lampard, speaking to talkSPORT (10 November, 12.40pm). 

With every game that goes by, October’s 3-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace at Goodison Park is starting to feel less and less like a turning point and more akin to yet another false dawn. Groundhog Day, it seems, has come early on the blue side of Stanley Park.

That Palace victory is Everton’s only win in their last seven games in all competitions. A run which contains no fewer than five defeats, including Tuesday’s 4-1 EFL Cup collapse at Bournemouth. 

Now, there is no reason to believe that Lampard’s job is under any immediate pressure. But majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri certainly has trigger happy tendencies, and the dissatisfaction emanating from the away end during a woeful display at the Vitality Stadium will not have gone unnoticed in the Toffees boardroom. 

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The ongoing availability of Sean Dyche, meanwhile, hangs like a spectre over every underperforming Premier League boss. Lampard is certainly no exception. 

Dyche is backing Lampard to turn things around, however, while insisting that no talks have ever taken place between him and Everton. 

“It wasn’t real. No one (from Everton) spoke to me. Let’s just clear that up,” explains the 51-year-old, who dragged an unfashionable Burnley side into Europe on a shoestring budget in 2018.

“(Everton is) a proper club. A people’s club. I have a feel for that because of my history in the Premier League. I think Franks Lampard is doing a good job there. Proper club.”

Seven months on from his shock departure from Burnley, Dyche admits that he is biding his time as he weighs up his next move. He would prefer a Premier League job, but is willing to ‘broaden his horizons’ if no such opportunity arises. 

Belgian publication HBVL, meanwhile, say that Everton are still keeping tabs on former head coach and now-Belgium boss Roberto Martinez. The Spaniard’s contract is due to expire after the Qatar World Cup.