Sean Dyche unruffled by prospective Everton owner's comments

Everton manager Sean Dyche insists he is not concerned by prospective new owner John Textor questioning his suitability to work under the American if his bid is successful.

The United States businessman, who owns a 45% share in Crystal Palace that he has to offload in order to be able to progress with a deal, is in discussions with Toffees majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri to buy the club.

Textor's decision to give a wide-ranging interview to Sky Sports, in which he spoke about being able to complete his takeover before a 30 November deadline and raised a number of questions he wanted to ask Dyche about his ability to coach players from Botafogo – another of the clubs in the American’s Eagle Football Holdings – has not been particularly well received at Goodison Park.

Talking about Dyche so specifically was of particular frustration and the manager’s regular press conference to preview Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa was postponed by 15 minutes in order for the club to issue a statement in which they distanced themselves from Textor’s claims.

Dyche, who is in the final year of his contract, brushed aside concerns about his future.

"If you are the prospective owner, you probably want to build a relationship or certainly know the manager’s thoughts in any situation," said the Toffees boss, whose side are bottom of the table without a point.

"He isn’t the current owner but if he did take over then I am sure you’d have that conversation. But I think that is standard practice, it is not relevant to me.

"I don’t think there is any uncertainty. I made it clear a month ago the bigger picture of the club is the main focus and the club is still nowhere near where it wants to be.

"My situation is secondary to the one the club is in – we