With things falling apart in the late stages of Everton's 2025/26 campaign, it feels like the summer should be focused on improving the team in order to really and truly make a push for a European position next season.
But the latest news out of Everton's camp suggests that the club's manager, David Moyes, is taking on a second gig this summer: he'll work for talkSPORT, providing punditry for the World Cup on the radio.
According to Christopher Beesley at The Liverpool Echo, Moyes will join the network, along with the likes of Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, former England defender Kyle Walker, and former Liverpool and USMNT goalkeeper Brad Friedel, for commentary during the tournament.
Clearly, this isn't an issue for the club, or for any club, as two Premier League managers are part of the team, but given the state of Everton's squad, it's fair to ask if this is the best use of Moyes' time this summer.
Everton continue to have needs at both full back positions, in defensive midfield, and possibly adding further depth along the attacking front, meaning the club will need to add several players throughout the summer transfer window.
This doesn't even take into account the possible sale of players like Dwight McNeil (who almost went to Crystal Palace in January) or Nathan Patterson, which will add to the need for further players to bring into the squad.
There's plenty to say about whether or not Moyes should be part of the transfer window to the extent that he is, but the fact of the matter is that the current structure at Everton is one that heavily involves the Scot in the proceedings.
And if he's in the United States throughout the whole of June and through the middle of July, that means he'll be operating in a different time zone than the rest of the transfer committee. It may seem silly, but even those few missed hours where the time doesn't overlap could be the difference between landing a player or not.
Players and managers are deserving of time away during the summer; nobody is here to argue that. But Moyes's taking this job could have an impact on the summer transfer activity for Everton, and seeing as that's his primary job, that doesn't seem like a good thing for the club and its needed improvements.
It just feels like David Moyes could be using that time for better things related to the work of Everton Football Club's future.
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