Everton have been to all but secure their Premier League survival since the appointment of David Moyes.
It would be fair to say things are looking a lot brighter at Everton than they were around three months ago under Sean Dyche.
Although the Toffees have not climbed up the table, Moyes has been able to pull them 15 points clear of the relegation zone.
The Friedkins are ready to finance a big summer window at Everton in what is going to be their first chance to really put their stamp on the club.
Adding to this, Everton fans have the stadium move to look forward to over the coming months.
But not everyone is pleased on Merseyside, with Neville Southall expressing his frustrations despite the recent upturn in form.
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Jamie Carragher hailed Southall as the best goalkeeper in the world in a recent interview showing just how highly thought of the former Everton man is.
But it seems not all of Southall’s opinions go down well on Merseyside.
Speaking to The Football’s On podcast, the 66-year-old has admitted he demanded Everton’s chiefs to make a big change to their recruitment policy.
“When I spoke to a couple of the directors, I said look: ‘Why don’t you just pick five things. Let the fans pick five things they want to see in an Everton player, and we’ll use them as our guidelines we’ll never sign anyone else who can’t meet those five things’,” said Southall.
“Well, they don’t like doing that because they want to get somebody to come in like Sam Allardyce who saved us from relegation and just give the ball a headache basically.
Everton have appointed Angus Kinnear as their new CEO as the Friedkins continue to make some big changes behind the scenes.
Although Southall is trying to speak on behalf of the fans, this ultimately will not be taken on by the board when they have highly-paid chiefs in charge of recruitment.
Everton eyeing big transfer changes this summer
Everton are not expected to suffer from PSR this summer as the club finally look to invest in their playing squad.
Big changes are on the horizon for the Toffees with the new stadium set to open over the coming months.
Bramley-Moore Dock will transform Everton’s finances, with much greater revenue coming in to the club.
And that is going to provide a lot more of a cushion when it comes to how the Friedkins can spend their money in the transfer windows.
Everton are eyeing four key positions to target over the summer window and plenty of work is going to be needed.
Southall will just be hoping the new recruitment structure pays off.
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