David Moyes says he always wanted to return to Everton — and despite weighing up retiring from management, knew a comeback was an offer he could not refuse.
The Scotsman, 61, replaced Sean Dyche in the Goodison Park hotseat last week and has revealed he came within inches of returning several times only for it to fall through.
But Moyes, who has spoken to Dyche about the job and the squad, is now back at the club which he holds in his heart and said on Monday: ‘I always had a hope and inkling that someone would get me back.