Everton face battle with Newcastle over Steve Round
EVERTON must resolve a compensation wrangle with Newcastle before Steve Round can be unveiled as the Blues' new assistant manager.
The former England coach only has one day remaining on his contract on Tyneside, but the Magpies are still demanding compensation from Everton.
The Blues return to pre-season training on Thursday and Moyes - who returns from a family holiday tomorrow - hopes the impasse can be resolved before then.
Everton were given permission to speak to the 37-year-old last week, but cannot progress the appointment until the compensation wrangle is sorted out.
A small group of Everton players will return to Finch Farm on Thursday, but the club's African contingent will not be among them following their exertions in a series of World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifiers this summer.
Striker Yakubu, who scored against Equatorial Guinea last weekend, credits the influence of Everton's African stars for helping him settle so quickly in his debut season at Goodison.
"In the beginning it's not easy," said the Nigerian striker. "I'm so lucky to have (Joseph) Yobo, (Steven) Pienaar and (Victor) Anichebe here with me. And they're team players too.
"I've been here for a year already and when you have players like them it helps you a lot.
"They make me feel at home and I enjoy it, and when I'm scoring and helping the team it's good.
"When you have people from your own country getting together it helps a lot and they talk to you and see if you're okay.
"They also want to do things after training and that helps you settle down quickly to be part of the team."
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