There is something about the extroverted “no-nonsense” approach of the gravelly Sean Dyche that inspires blind confidence in his ability to grind out results, calming the worries of casually interested pundits.

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Everton fans have received an update from Sky Sports journalist Alan Myers on the clubs' pursuit of Lyon winger Ernest Nuamah.

Everton and Liverpool had been due to face off at Goodison Park in December before weather intervened but there is finally space for the rivals to play their rearranged game

Financial experts predict Everton have £5m-10m in PSR headroom to play with in the next fortnight. In theory, they could spend up to £40m because, from a PSR perspective, a player signed for £40m on a four-and-a-half year contract would go on the books as £4.5m after amortisation is taken into account.

Manchester United have hired athletics guru Harry Marra as they seek to sharpen up the players’ fitness and sprinting technique

However, the Daily Star report that Manchester United are plotting a £40m bid to win the race in this window and could triple the Cameroon international’s current wages, with head coach Ruben Amorim said to be a huge admirer of his talents. Such an approach is said to be dependent on the Red Devils selling players first.

Those who were sceptical, and there were plenty, are feeling a lot better now. So far so good, and you can just tell by Moyes' body language and his interviews that he feels right back at home.

Araujo’s future at Barcelona appears subject to doubt after his recent return from serious injury, with Juventus having been said to sit in pole position as they look to negotiate a loan deal with the LaLiga giants.

If so, Everton could perhaps land Ferguson 2.0 by signing the Moroccan striker, luring a promising attacker from Glasgow south of the border. Plenty of eyebrows were raised when the Light Blues paid around £1.7m to sign the unknown Igamane from Moroccan side AS FAR last summer.

Usually a centre-back, Cork native O'Brien said he had no issue with being deployed at right-back by David Moyes.

Supporters cannot believe that Jake O'Brien struggled for game time under the former boss, given his performances under new Toffees manager David Moyes. The Republic of Ireland defender has started back to back games in the Premier League under Moyes and helped keep a cleansheet as they defeated Brighton 1-0 away on Saturday.