Everton manager David Moyes has said he has not met or had a conversation with the club's owner, Dan Friedkin.
Moyes, who is responsible for the first team, made the comment in reference to his relationship with the club's ownership. Dan Friedkin is identified as the owner of Everton.
The remark draws attention to the distance between the manager and the figure who holds ownership of the club, a dynamic that can influence perceptions of oversight and decision-making at professional football clubs.
While some clubs feature frequent direct engagement between owners and managerial staff, others operate with a more separated structure in which owners, executives and coaching staff interact mainly through intermediaries. Moyes' statement underlines the current state of personal contact between Everton's manager and its principal owner.