{"id":7068,"date":"2022-01-23T18:03:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T23:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/23\/everton-manager-latest-as-latest-meeting-sees-new-frontrunner-emerge\/"},"modified":"2022-01-23T18:03:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T23:03:05","slug":"everton-manager-latest-as-latest-meeting-sees-new-frontrunner-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/23\/everton-manager-latest-as-latest-meeting-sees-new-frontrunner-emerge\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton manager latest as latest meeting sees new frontrunner emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A new leader has emerged in the Everton manager sweepstakes, in the form of Vitor Pereira.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the ongoing search for a replacement for the recently-departed Rafael Benitez, Portuguese tactician Pereira is understood to have held discussions with the hierarchy at Goodison Park on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with both Fabio Cannavaro and Roberto Martinez having been ruled out of the running for the post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everton are still looking for a new manager. Meeting confirmed with Vitor Pereira, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiMokbel81_DM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamiMokbel81_DM<\/a> \u2013 he\u2019s one of the candidates but no final decision made yet. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No big chances for Fabio Cannavaro after last week interview. No way for Roberto Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1485352302521327616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ensuing reports, meanwhile, hint that those in a position of power at Everton were impressed by Pereira\u2019s pitch.<\/p>\n<p>TalkSPORT corroborate the fact that a meeting between the ex-Fenerbahce coach and the Toffees board did indeed take place earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but, significantly, it is added that Pereira is now viewed as the favourite for the job:<\/p>\n<p><em>Vitor Pereira has emerged as the front-runner to be named as Everton\u2019s new\u00a0manager, talkSPORT understands.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The two-time Primeira Liga winner with Porto is now the leading candidate to take the job following Rafael Benitez\u2019 sacking.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Latest bookmakers\u2019 odds on Everton\u2019s next manager:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vitor Pereira \u2013 3\/1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Frank Lampard \u2013 7\/2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wayne Rooney \u2013 5\/1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Duncan Ferguson \u2013 6\/1<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the football odds market at Bet365 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/#\/AS\/B1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"content_clickout\" data-segment='{\"brand_id\":765961,\"brand_title\":\"Bet365Betting\"}'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Blues fans take aim<\/h2>\n<p>The renewed urgency in the pursuit of a new headmaster on the blue half of Merseyside of course comes fresh on the back of ugly scenes at Goodison Park this past Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A 1-0 defeat at the hands of Steven Gerrard\u2019s Aston Villa resulted in a lengthy post-match protest on the part of the Toffees faithful, adamant that their voices be heard amid a dismal campaign to date.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A quick little video of what\u2019s happening at the minute <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QYASp6qW07\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QYASp6qW07<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Jones (@Adam_Jones94) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adam_Jones94\/status\/1484898740859199494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In turn, it would not be at all surprising to see a definitive announcement on the managerial situation at the club made at some point over the coming week.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/everton-confirm-latest-alarming-injury-blow-after-aston-villa\/\">Everton confirm latest alarming injury blow after Aston Villa<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/revealed-the-two-players-tottenham-are-open-to-selling-after-chelsea\/\">Revealed: The two players Tottenham are open to selling after Chelsea<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A new leader has emerged in the Everton manager sweepstakes, in the form of Vitor Pereira. Amid the ongoing search for a replacement for the recently-departed Rafael Benitez, Portuguese tactician Pereira is understood to have held discussions with the hierarchy at Goodison Park on Sunday. This comes with both Fabio Cannavaro and Roberto Martinez [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-7068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}