Manchester United are going out of their way to apologise to Everton as the Daily Mirror reports that the Premier League champions sent a written letter of apology to the Merseyside club for the manner in which they hired the Toffees’ former coach David Moyes.
Moyes was contacted three weeks before the end of the season to fill the huge seat which Sir Alex vacated in the summer, an offer which the Glasgow born Scot accepted. In fact Moyes claimed that the Red Devils had contacted him regarding Ferguson’s succession months before. Everton chiefs are still furious about that and were on the verge of complaining to the Premier League authorities but the letter may dilute the entire situation.
Meanwhile, all this tension between two of the biggest clubs in England has led Everton to block Manchester United’s attempt to sign Everton left-back Leighton Baines. United had initially made a bid of £12m for the Englishman, who has made a total of 246 appearances for the Goodison Park outfit, but the Toffees rejected the offer. Though United were believed to follow up immediately, no such offer arrived once Everton’s rage over the whole Moyes’ situation became public.
Now it is understood that should Moyes still desire to reunite with his former player, the Old Trafford outfit will have to make a monumental bid for the 28 year old. The apology letter is believed to be the first step taken by United in an attempt to patch things up with Everton in order to facilitate Baines’ transfer.
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