Roma owner Dan Friedkin has signed an exclusivity agreement with Farhad Moshiri to buy Everton in a major step towards finally lifting the cloud above the club.
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A crisis point in the late Gareth Southgate era: a team stumbling through the group stages in need of inspiration and yet getting worse, with that strong sense they will be easy prey for the first big opponent they meet.