Published: 22:30, 9 February 2026 | Updated: 22:30, 9 February 2026

Most managers outside the so-called Big Six may ban talk of European football in fear of jinxing it - but Everton boss David Moyes is taking a ‘why not?’ approach and wants his players to reach for the stars.

The Toffees are eighth in the table ahead of Tuesday’s home clash against Bournemouth and would end the evening sixth - above rivals Liverpool and Brentford - with a win.

Given a top five finish is likely to get Champions League again, it means sixth, seventh and eighth could get European football.

Moyes does not fear jinxing it by openly discussing a continental tour - and wants everyone at the club to have an optimistic goal.

‘I think Everton should be kicking around those places, I really do,’ said Moyes. ‘All the years they were not were wasted years. Everton should be attempting to be (in Europe).

‘We might not be good enough to be it, we might be short, people might write something (later in the season) because I was talking about it...