Eddie Howe 'at the top of Amanda Staveley's list' after Everton takeover

Eddie Howe would be the prime candidate to replace David Moyes were Amanda Staveley to purchase Everton.

That is according to former Manchester City financial adviser Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider that the link is "blindingly obvious" at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Staveley has emerged as one of the favourites to replace The Friedkin Group (TFG), who have put the Toffees up for sale after 21 months in charge.

The decision has been met by a lot of anger and frustration, while other supporters are just thankful to the Americans for helping them to escape Farhad Moshiri's reign.

Many have already welcomed the idea of Staveley coming aboard, but with the 53-year-old comes the idea that Howe could soon be involved at the Hill Dickinson.

Howe has been without a club since stepping down at St James' Park during the summer, but he is highly rated by Staveley, to say the least.

Eddie Howe favourite to replace David Moyes

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson has no doubt that the former Newcastle United boss would be one of the favourites to replace Moyes.

"It's all extremely premature. But clearly, if Amanda Stavely bought Everton, Eddie Howe would be right near the top of the list of managers that she'd like to bring in," he said.

"Right? That's a statement, I think, of the blindingly obvious. But we're a while away from that.

"If everything we understand is true, we are miles away from a deal. I just don't think manager is even on the list at the moment.

"You just got to wait and see who's even getting exclusivity to try and complete a deal. So I think we're quite a way away from that."

Howe is a huge admirer of David Moyes

Howe will likely feel the pressure to replace Moyes on Merseyside, but he has proven that he's more than capable of doing so.

Back in February, Howe said: "David’s teams are always difficult to score against. Our attacking play has to be really good and our defensive mentality has to improve."

His admiration dates back further, though. When his Bournemouth side got Sunderland relegated in 2019, the 48-year-old was hugely complimentary.

He said: “David’s an outstanding manager and he will come back from this,” and sure enough, he did.