• Former manager to return on two-and-a-half year deal
• Owners hope Moyes can steer team away from relegation

David Moyes has agreed in principle to become Everton’s new manager and is set to sign a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Moyes met representatives from the Friedkin Group (TFG), ­Everton’s new owner, on Friday to discuss a return to the club he managed from 2002 to 2013. Negotiations advanced well and a deal is set to be announced on Saturday morning.