Everton cannot afford to slide into the Sky Bet Championship, according to Nigerian winger Alex Iwobi.
The Toffees have had a difficult season, but a win against Bournemouth in their final league game of the season on Sunday will keep them in the top tier.
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There are many of reasons for Iwobi and his teammates to do it for themselves, including the £100 million cost of losing Premier League status.
Given Everton’s terrible financial state, relegation may be far more disastrous, even fatal, and Iwobi will not even consider it.
“Yeah, there is a massive gulf, and no disrespect to the Championship, but you don’t want to go in it,”he stated.
“Everyone sees the Premier League as the best league in the world, and that’s where we want to stay. Honestly, we are not thinking about going into the Championship, not in my mind. I am just making sure next season we are in the Premier League.”
