The announcement came less than 22 months after the Texas-based group bought Everton from Farhad Moshiri. Moyes, speaking ahead of the trip to Hull City, argued that the club’s new stadium and improving foundations should make it an attractive proposition for owners looking to build a team capable of competing in Europe.
The Everton manager believes the move to their new home has created an opportunity to restore confidence and establish a more ambitious future.
“With a new stadium, the revenue was supposed to increase, which would allow us to use that revenue. That was one of the things which we were banking on as well,” Moyes said.
“The idea was for us to rebuild, and actually, the way we had left Goodison, the way we had started the season at the new stadium, filling it with the crowds.”
Moyes said he had sensed belief returning to Everton after a turbulent period under the previous ownership. He insisted the club could move forward rather than revisit the difficulties of recent years.
“There was a sort of belief, which was creeping back into Everton, and we were getting away from all those dirty words and all those bad things getting said,” he said. “I wasn’t here in the bad times but we’re certainly going back there, that’s not where we’re going.”
The Scot hopes the current owners will continue to support the club until the right investors emerge, with the longer-term ambition of challenging the Premier League’s established leading sides.
“I hope whoever comes it has a vision that Everton are a club that can really join the top group. I see Europe as the first step,” Moyes said.
He pointed to Brighton and Sunderland as examples of clubs whose progress into European competition showed what could be achieved, while recalling how West Ham’s involvement in Europe changed perceptions of that club.
“If we can get in those competitions, the extra money that comes in makes some difference and changes the way the club is seen,” he added.
Moyes also admitted that working with modern overseas ownership groups has required adjustment. The Premier League’s most experienced manager said he was accustomed to regular dialogue with club owners, but had found communication more difficult at times under the current arrangement.
He believes managers need to understand how different ownership groups operate and what their business models require, while receiving enough direction to plan effectively.
For Moyes, Everton’s next chapter should be about ambition rather than uncertainty. With a new stadium and the prospect of fresh investment, he remains convinced the club can work towards a return to European football and a place among England’s leading teams.