David Moyes given clear Premier League target by the Friedkin Group as European desire laid out
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Oliver Walton
Fri 19 September 2025 15:00, UK
Everton enjoyed a revival under David Moyes in the second-half of last season, and eventually finished 13th in the Premier League as they bid farewell to Goodison Park on a high.
This past summer represented the first transfer window with The Friedkin Group at the helm for Everton, following their December takeover, and they built a strong squad for Moyes with a number of high-profile signings to add to his squad.
Jack Grealish joined Everton on loan from Man City, and he has been a real standout so far this term alongside the likes of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye, with the Toffees currently sitting sixth in the Premier League after four league games.
They now travel to cross-city rivals Liverpool this weekend as they aim to continue their great start to the new season, and Moyes will know exactly what the club’s owners think about their current league position as it stands.
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Everton were perennial European challengers in the 2000s and 2010s, but they have not finished above 10th in the top-flight in any of the last six seasons since 2018-19.
Moyes led them to 13th last term after they had flirted with relegation under Sean Dyche, but now the aim is to improve on that once again with a fresh squad at their new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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According to a new report from the Daily Mail (19 September), the Friedkin Group do still see avoiding a scrap for survival as the “priority,” but a 10th-placed finish will be seen as “acceptable” in 2025-26.
Moyes clearly has a proper goal to work towards in getting his side into the top-half by the end of the campaign, but the report also states that the owners’ long-term desires are to challenge for Europe each year.
Everton have been a much better run club since the Friedkin Group took over 10 months ago, but their past financial woes could still come back to haunt them soon.
Burnley are in the process of suing Everton for £50million, after finishing four points behind the Toffees in the 2021-22 campaign and suffering relegation from the Premier League as a result.
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Everton went on to be given a six-point deduction in 2023-24, but the Clarets believe that they should have been penalised at the time, therefore potentially allowing them to stay up instead in 2021-22.
Former Toffees CEO Keith Wyness has told Football Insider that Burnley are only likely to receive a £4m settlement from Everton, with it due to be settled out of court, and that outcome will be the most welcome from Moyes and the Friedkins’ points of view as they aim to progress on all fronts this season.