well don't they have a new owner? Probably splashing quite a bit of cash themselves. Koeman probably thought he plateaued with Southampton, surely he couldn't take them further. Plus I'm sure he was tired of losing his best players every year ... surely Everton will lose one or two as well but they kept Stones last season. Cap it off with a nice pay rise and it's not that surprising. Especially because there aren't any high profile vacancies in world football right now.
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