Former Rangers star leaves Everton as ex Ibrox man turns latest behind the scenes departure at Toffees

He was most recently with Everton and is one of the latest people to leave the Premier League side.

A former Rangers star is the latest behind the scenes departure from Everton.

The Light Blues and Toffees supporters have become somewhat acquainted in recent weeks, with director of football Kevin Thelwell heading for Ibrox. He’s bringing Dan Purdy, last with Everton as head of recruitment, along fir the ride in Glasgow and now Charlie Adam has added to the connections between both clubs.

He moved to David Moyes’ coaching staff in January to work on set pieces after managing Fleetwood Town, and starting out post playing as Burnley’s loan boss. He featured between 2003-2009 for Rangers, part of their UEFA Cup final team, before heading south to feature for Blackpool, Liverpool, Stoke City and Reading before his playing career ended at Dundee. The latter was somewhere he was recently linked with a return to as head coach before Steven Pressley was hired head coach.

Charlie Adam exits Everton

His latest move to Everton is now sealed, according to the Training Ground Guru, in the latest of big changes behind the scenes at the Premier League club, with eyes immediately turning elsewhere. They claim: “Charlie Adam is leaving his role as Everton’s Set Piece Coach to seek an opportunity as a Manager or Head Coach elsewhere. Adam was the Toffees’ first Set Piece Coach when he joined the club in January, following his sacking as Fleetwood Town Manager the previous month. Everton had the joint seventh-best record in scoring from set pieces in the Premier League and joint sixth-best in conceding from them.

He arrived alongside former Scotland international Billy McKinlay and Moyes said earlier this year: