European trophy winning manager says he was really close to becoming Everton manager on multiple occasions

Everton, under Farhad Moshiri’s rule, have undoubtedly regressed from where they once were.

After all, whilst it was a largely unspectacular regime, David Moyes kept the club stable for over a decade, threatening for trophies on occasion and even leading them into Europe too.

On a shoestring budget, this has to be admired, especially when compared to the plethora of managerial errors that would follow him.

That explains why Moyes remains Everton’s most successful manager of the Premier League era, and also explains why the club were reportedly keen to bring him back on a few occasions too.

David Moyes reveals how close he came to re-joining Everton

Appearing on the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue podcast, this star-studded individual, who marks a very current guest given current managerial scrutiny, spoke well throughout.

After all, rumours have intensified of late suggesting David Moyes could return to Everton.

The Scotsman remains a relatively well-liked figure on Merseyside despite his departure over a decade ago, despite instantly returning to try and snag Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini from Goodison Park.

Naturally, he looks back on his time at the club with immense fondness, and even revealed how close he came to returning on ‘several’ occasions.

Moyes claimed: ‘I believe that [once Everton’s touched you nothing is ever the same]. I did. There was several occasions where it was close. Very close. I was really keen to do it but for different reasons it didn’t happen. Nobody’s fault, it just was life. By me saying that I was close to doing it gives you an idea what my feeling towards it was.’