The Scot returns to Goodison Park to provide some stability after a period of churn, and much he instigates may well feel familiar

Everton's owners The Friedkin Group are keen to back new manager David Moyes with some signings this month, with the Toffees prioritising two key areas for the window

David Moyes is back. Twelve years after he headed east for a brief, ill-starred spell at Manchester United, the veteran manager is nearing a return to Everton, the place he made his name, charged with the responsibility of ensuring the magnificent new Bramley-Moore Dock is not to be the finest stadium in the Championship next season.