Everton have begun talks with debt-restructuring experts in a move that has raised further questions about the protracted takeover of the club by 777 Partners.
Three years ago, Ian Maatsen told himself that one day it would be him video calling his friends from a Champions League-winning party.
Arsenal’s late season collapses in each of the last two campaigns prompted much angst, as they saw Champions League qualification and then the Premier League title slip through their fingers.