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Everton's Next Manager: Club open talks with candidate after two snubs, Mourinho call
EVERTON have reportedly opened talks with Frank de Boer's representatives over their vacant managerial post.
By
JOE SHORT
PUBLISHED: 09:38, Sat, May 14, 2016 | UPDATED: 09:49, Sat, May 14, 2016
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Frank de Boer (left) has been contacted over the Everton job, while Mark Hughes is overlooked
De Boer, 45, is favourite to succeed Roberto Martinez as the Toffees' new manager this summer.
Everton sacked Spaniard Martinez this week and are seeking a new boss ahead of next season.
And the
Daily Mail claim Dutchman De Boer has been contacted.
Everton players arrive for first training session after Martinez sacking
Fri, May 13, 2016
Everton players have been pictured arriving at Finch Farm for their first training session since Roberto Martinez was dismissed as manager
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Everton players arrive at Finch Farm for their first training session since Roberto Martinez was sacked as manager
I'm one of those experienced Premier League managers
Mark Hughes
According to the report, Everton officials have spoken to De Boer's representative Guido Albers about a deal.
Talks took place on Friday and more are expected in the coming days.
The news comes with Everton reeling by
Ronald Koeman's insistence that he is not interested in leaving Southampton for Merseyside.
"I am manager of Southampton," Koeman said. "Everyone knows I have one year more on my contract.
"We will sit together, analyse this season and talk about the future. That's what the news is today."
And
Stoke boss Mark Hughes confirmed he will be staying on at the Britannia next season, although he is disappointed to have been behind foreign candidates for the Toffees job.
"I'm one of those experienced Premier League managers, so you shouldn't be surprised by the speculation," he said.
"I'm never first choice because there's invariably a list of foreign managers, but I have to say I'm extremely happy here and have still got things to do here."
Meanwhile, Everton legend Neville Southall has called on the club to appoint out-of-work Jose Mourinho.
Express Sport understands Mourinho, 53, is the No 1 candidate to replace Louis van Gaal at Manchester United, should the Dutchman leave this summer.
But ex-goalkeeper Southall believes he Mourinho should set his sights on Goodison.
“Adios Roberto Martinez it's time for Everton to show some balls and get Jose Mourinho,"he wrote on twitter.
“The board have to sit down and tell a new manager that the deal is you’ve got a three-year deal and within that time we expect improvement in the Premier League table and a trophy.
"If you’ve not done that within that time frame, you’re off. Everyone talks about a five-year plan but you’re three-quarters of the way through it after three years and there’s no visible progress.
“Ideally what we need is a mix of David Moyes’ defensive solidity and Roberto Martinez’s attacking flair.
"A Jose Mourinho-team would fit the bill perfectly. Mourinho is a proven winner and even if he was just in for three years he’d have won you a trophy by then.
"He has the arrogance and the swagger to lift Everton out of the mire. His teams are built from the back but score plenty of goals and don’t give points away easily.”
Next Everton Manager Odds:
De Boer 8/11
Koeman 15/8
Hughes 7/1
Moyes 8/1
Pellegrini 8/1
Benitez 14/1
Mourinho 22/1
