Everton have officially announced the appointment of Sean Dyche as manager.
The 51 year-old former Burnley boss says it is his job to make the quality players in Everton’s squad shine as he immediately swings into action after being appointed manager.
The Toffees sacked Frank Lampard last week with the club 19th in the Premier League and two points from safety.
Dyche, who joins on a two-and-a-half-year contract until June 2025, had been out of work since being dismissed by Burnley last April. He is Everton majority owner Farhad Moshiri’s seventh managerial appointment since buying into the club in February 2016.
His first game in charge will be at home against league leaders Arsenal in the top flight on 4 February. Everton have 18 games remaining and after hosting Arsenal, their next game is away at Merseyside rivals Liverpool on 13 February.
Dyche will be joined in the Goodison Park dugout by former Nottingham Forest winger Ian Woan as his assistant manager and ex-England international Steve Stone as first team coach.
Dyche guided Burnley to two promotions from the Championship and two top-half Premier League finishes, including a first European qualification in 51 years, after they finished seventh in 2017-18.
Former Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa was also a contender for the job and held talks with Everton’s hierarchy.