Sean Dyche speaks with a businessman in Finch Farm as he travels to.

Everton: As the decision to fire Sean Dyche becomes public, 777 Partners meet with him in person.
Josh Wander, a co-founder of 777 Partners, met in person with Sean Dyche, the Everton manager, and Kevin Thelwell, the director of football, on Tuesday, September 19, according to Alan Myers.

On Wednesday, September 20, the Sky Sports reporter sent an update to his personal Twitter account, stating that the regulatory procedure for the American investment fund to acquire ownership at Goodison Park is “underway and progressing.”

Last Monday, Everton’s owner Farhad Moshiri agreed to sell his whole 94.1% ownership position in the team, but the agreement must still be approved by the necessary parties, including the Premier League.

Myers said: “The regulatory process to allow 777 Partners to take over ownership of Everton is well underway and progressing.

“Co-founder Josh Wander was at [Finch Farm] on Tuesday to meet Manager Sean Dyche and Director of Football Kevin Thelwell with the discussions described as ‘extremely positive’.”

Uncertainty

News of Wander personally visiting Everton’s Finch Farm training base this week comes amid suggestions that Dyche’s job is safe due to the club lacking funds to shell out any compensation [Paul Brown].

If anything, this perfectly epitomises just how much of a mess Everton are right now both on and off the field.

On the basis of the “extremely positive” talks Wander is said to have held with Dyche, the 52-year-old looks as though he will be given the chance to get the Toffees out of their sticky situation.

Exactly how much of a say Wander can have in matters at this stage is unknown, but the fact he was at the training ground suggests he is confident the takeover will go through.

While Dyche’s position as Everton manager seems locked in for now, that will surely change should results not pick up against Brentford, Luton Town and Bournemouth prior to the international break.

That is a point in the season in which, historically speaking, teams tend to change their manager.

Regardless of what was said in their face-to-face meeting, the only way Dyche will stay at the Goodison helm in the long term is if he starts getting points on the board, new owners or otherwise.

In other Everton news, a Toffees player has signed a contract extension at Goodison Park.