Dion Fanning: Everton are the poster boys for the Premier League’s saviour complex

Money, it was believed, would transform the club but Everton’s story is one where the dysfunction can’t be wiped away, even when an owner spends close to a billion euro

UNINSPIRING: Everton manager Sean Dyche reacts following the Premier League loss at Villa Park last weekend. Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Nearly four years later and it feels like a fever dream. Did it really happen or is it something that appears in the night and persuades you that it’s true. Did Carlo Ancelotti really manage Everton?

"There is a clear vision from the owner and the board to deliver trophies. That is something that appeals to me as a manager,” Ancelotti said when he was appointed Everton’s manager in December 2019 on an equally appealing £10 million a year.