FF's MG how did I miss that, really is great to hear that from Moshiri, at this stage it's as clear a statement of intent as your going to get.
On why he decided to invest in
Everton:
"It came under my radar during David Moyes’ time. The passion of supporters and the fearless display of players when playing the very big teams was a joy to watch. I was following the club from distance. Then I got to know Bill Kenwright. Bill educated me over the history, what the club is all about, and it is unique. For me, there was one big club left in England to buy and that is Everton. I fell in love with it."
On his priorities for the club:
"For our club to compete in the north west of England, which is the new Hollywood of
football with Guardiola, Mourinho and Klopp, we needed a star to stand on the touchline so we got Koeman. We needed to have a strong balance sheet so I have paid the debts so we have a very strong balance sheet, we are very flexible financially. And we need a big stadium, there is no question about it. These are the three priorities we had."
On building a new stadium away from Goodison Park:
"With the stadium, the fans must know we have done the hard bit. We have repaid the debts, we are free to do what we want, and we have the finances to do it. I went to
Liverpool a few weeks ago with Bill. We visited all the sites with the Mayor. The club has taken sounding from the fans and, in our mind, we know where to go. We are committed. I can reassure fans they will have a stadium that rewards their loyalty and their passion for the club. That is my key aim."
On his backing for manager Ronald Koeman:
"We have no restrictions to spend. The manager is totally committed and ruthless; if a player is not up to it he uses another player and eventually he buys one. I support him. The job of the owner and chairman is simply to hire and fire a manager. The rest is down to him. Once we hire a manager, we back him. He keeps his counsel. He has the personality, the aura and the ability. We trust him. He achieved eighth and seventh with
Southampton. He needs to improve on that. It is a difficult landscape now because a lot of clubs are getting new kit deals - £900million, £1billion - so we know it is difficult but there is always a way to compete and will find a way to compete. He [Koeman] is everything I wanted. Disciplined, experienced, a top coach. He has got the aura. He was one of top 50 all-time players. He is very direct and his sense of humour is Dutch!"
On selling John Stones to
Manchester City and summer recruitment:
“The boy wanted to go. [Roberto] Martinez had promised him that he would go the following year. I still didn’t let him go until the manager said he could go. At the end of the day, I do what the manager wants. What is £47.5million? We tried to buy [Kalidou] Koulibaly from Napoli and they wanted £60million. Every defender in Europe now is £50million. It is just monopoly money, it doesn’t mean anything. We competed with
Chelsea, we went right to the asking price, but the club didn’t sell – neither to us or to Chelsea. The manager had seven names, and four of those we got. He wanted a box-to-box midfielder and we matched [Moussa] Sissoko's asking price and actually paid more [than Tottenham] and all the terms were agreed and just before midnight we realised he had changed his mind. Lucas Perez was all ready to sign and
Arsenal took him from us at the last minute."
Read more at
http://talksport.com/football/farha...er-ronald-koeman-and-more#UMg0uQ2Mmo5EHwmT.99
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