DAN FRIEDKIN is on schedule to make many despairing Everton fans’ Christmas wishes come true. The days are passing fast on his £600million Toffees takeover that will finally see the departure of debunked majority owner Farhad Moshiri , expected by the end of next month. 3 Everton manager Sean Dyche could face a nervy yuletide Credit: Getty 3 Dan Friedkin is on the brink of completing the long-awaited takeover Credit: Getty Whether boss Sean Dyche will be able to mark the Californian’s arrival as a season to be merry or not remains to be seen.
For he is about to start opening the windows on an advent calendar from hell. By the time he has completed it, any thoughts he might have had of landing a new contract from Friedkin could be mere humbug. Dyche goes into Saturday’s home clash with Brentford under growing pressure.
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