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  • Moyes in talks with Everton over return to club

    Moyes in talks with Everton over return to club

    David Moyes is in talks with Everton over a potential return to Goodison Park after the sacking of manager Sean Dyche.

    While a deal is not yet done, BBC Sport has been told by a well-placed source that the Scot is the frontrunner.

    Talks are said to be progressing well, and an announcement could come as early as Saturday.

    It is still unclear how long Moyes’ contract would be for.

    Ex-Burnley boss Dyche was dismissed on Thursday with the club 16th in the Premier League, just one point clear of the relegation zone.

    They have won just three of 19 games in the league this season.

    Moyes managed Everton from 2002 to 2013 before leaving to take charge of Manchester United, but was sacked after 10 months.

    He had two spells at West Ham and guided them to the Europa Conference League title in 2023, but has been out of work since leaving them last season.

    Moyes recently said he was not ready to retire from football management but did not want to be in a job “fighting relegation”.

    After being appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list for services to football, he said: “Football is in my blood. It has been since I was a boy. 

    “I love watching football and I have enjoyed my career. If there is another part to it, so be it. But I would only want it to be a good part. 

    “I wouldn’t want to be coming in and doing something which is very difficult.”

  • Moyes’ West Ham lay ambush for  Arsenal

    Moyes’ West Ham lay ambush for  Arsenal

    West Ham manager David Moyes said he was “really pleased” by his side’s progress ahead of their trip across London to Premier League title-contenders Arsenal today.

    The Hammers are currently just a point off the top six following a 2-0 win at home to Manchester United last weekend.

    And the Scot is confident in West Ham’s ability to get better throughout the season.

     “We’re really pleased with the progress we’ve made,” Moyes told a pre-match press conference.

     “We’ve got 30 points in the league, which is a really good total for us at this time of year. We want to keep it going and we think we can get better and do even more.”

    Moyes added striker Michail Antonio will again be absent as he continues his recovery from a knee injury, with centre-back Nayef Aguerd to undergo assessment after missing the United victory because of illness.

    West Ham defeated Arsenal 3-1 in the English League Cup last month but Moyes is prepared for a far tougher test today.

    ”(I’m expecting) huge challenges. Arsenal have always been a really hard team to beat,” he said. We had a good result against them in the cup but this is a different competition.

     “The league throws up different players and Arsenal changed their team for the game in the League Cup so they will be back to their full-strength team, I’ve no doubt, and going to the Emirates Stadium has never been an easy game.”

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    Arsenal will go top of the table if they beat the Hammers and Moyes praised the “brilliant job” done by Gunners counterpart Mikel Arteta.

       “I’ve been impressed with Mikel since he first went in,” Moyes said. “He won the FA Cup and the Community Shield, so a couple of wins right at the start.

    “Then obviously it went a bit difficult and there was a lot of talk about him, but he hasn’t half proved all those doubters wrong because he’s done a brilliant job with Arsenal. He’s got them incredibly competitive, back around the top of the league and competing again.

    “I think most Arsenal supporters will be happy with Mikel.”