Despite having made great strides on the pitch across the last 12 months, Everton are still far from where they want to be heading into their new stadium.
After all, the Bramley-Moore Dock arena promises a refresh, both commercially and physically, trading in Goodison Park and all the recent turmoil for what should be a venue that will lead them into a brighter future.
The finances are healing, slowly, and progress is being made regarding Sean Dyche’s squad too.
There is cause for optimism, but as always, it must remain cautious.
Phil Jagielka, however, still remains completely baffled as to how the Toffees’ takeover is going, given how the saga continues to drag on.
Phil Jagielka questions Everton’s takeover plans
Speaking on David Seaman’s Seaman Says podcast, the former Arsenal goalkeeper invited the 42-year-old on to talk about all things Everton as well as the rest of the Premier League.
After all, it had been a hectic opening weekend of fixtures, in which his former side were disappointingly dispatched by Brighton and Hove Albion by three goals to nil.
However, it was the Toffees’ takeover turmoil which was of greater interest to Jagielka, as he stated: ‘Well that’s a hard one, when you hear that someone’s going to buy it, someone’s going to do a takeover. Well, we’ve not heard of half of them and the other guy is part of another club now as well.
‘So you’ve got no idea. It’s like, how on earth is this going to get sorted? Because normally, if someone wants to buy a club, it just sort of happens. There must be something we don’t know about.’
Jagielka spoke about the Goodison Park atmosphere as well, and how it has altered since he departed after years of such emotional distress.
What is happening with the Everton takeover?
Everton’s takeover is a real subject of scrutiny at the moment, and rightly so given the importance of it.
After all, not only will finding a new owner get Farhad Moshiri out of office, but it will also provide a new face with renewed optimism that a brighter future can soon be attained.
The Iranian billionaire, despite pumping much of his untold riches into the club upon first joining, has since given up on trying to make something out of the side he promised to progress.
Instead, his reckless spending has now left them with mountains of debt, with John Textor the only real suitor left willing to try and tackle it.
He entered a period of exclusivity with Moshiri less than a week ago, and we await the results of those discussions.
