Many thanks to
@The Esk for his information.
Of course we would all like Mourinho and with the exception of Pep and Simeone everyone else pales .
However lets get realistic.
Why would a world class manager come to Everton ? Because we now have a billionaire owner and a project. Yes well look at Newcastle and Villa.
In my opinion Koeman would be an excellent choice as the new manager.
Again , being realistic we are likely to lose Lukaku and Stones and need a manager who can demonstrate the ability to recruit and re build.
When Koeman started at Southampton he had the best players sold and was not given the full proceeds to recruit replacements.
Many pundits were saying they would go down but Koeman used his contacts , primarilly in Holland , to get good players at "reasonable " fees.
In all the circumstances they had a very good season and he has built on that again this season.
His teams play attractive football but with a solid defence.
He clearly commands respect and is not afraid to discipline and deal with players who fall out of line - see his treatment of Pelle this season.
I would like to think that here under the new ownership he will get the full amounts brought in from player sales together with our transfer kitty ( £35-40 million ?)
Some posters on here use the purchase of Shane Long as a stick to beat him with. He was bought as a squad player and cost less than Niasse. There are very few effective forwards that you can pick up to do a a very specific job ( he runs the channels , stretches the play ,brings players into the game and defends from the front but isn't a great goalscorer) at a cheaper price in today's market.
So in my opinion if we can't get Jose ,who would be everyone's first choice, Koeman is a very smart option and one that I would be very happy with.
The tantalising prospect of a Director of Football ( who the new manager must freely endorse ) with European and beyond contacts could elevate us to another level.
