Sean Dyche hasn’t been asked to supervise a fire-sale at Everton this summer but acknowledges the club’s recruitment plans are on hold until a potential takeover is completed.
Everton owner Farhad Moshiri is waiting for Premier League approval before he can sell to US-based investment group 777 partners with doubts over their ability to fund a deal.
Names like England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford have been linked with a move away from Goodison Park to raise funds but Dyche – whose side have escaped relegation despite behind docked six points for breaching profit and sustainability rules – is hoping to avoid that situation.