BLUES TO FON A FRIEND
GOODISON PARK
EVERTON are ready to go Portuguese in the summer as they prepare to axe current boss Sam Allardyce.
Majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri is returning to two managers he targeted following Ronald Koeman’s sacking in October.
His first choice is Shakhtar Donetsk’s Paulo Fonseca, who has impressed in his two years in Ukraine, winning the treble of League, Cup and Super Cup, while former Watford boss Marco Silva is his second option.
The autumn enquiry for Fonseca brought a proposal for £15million of compensation, which Everton were not prepared to pay.
They switched to Silva and were met by a similar bill – also rejected. When Silva refused to resign at Watford, making him a free agent, Everton went for former England boss Allardyce. But despite Big Sam having another 12 months to run on a £6m-a-year contract, Everton are ready to pay up and move in a different direction.
Now Moshiri hopes Fonseca will be prepared to leave Shakhtar in the summer and move to Goodison Park.
The signs are good with Fonseca, 45, stating: “All coaches want to go to England — and I’m one.”