Frank Lampard has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract as Everton supervisor and might be introduced on Monday.
The previous Chelsea boss is known to have had a ultimate interview in London on Friday, at which proprietor Farhad Moshiri, chairman Invoice Kenwright and different boards members had been satisfied the 43-year-old was the correct man for the job.
The Merseyside membership mentioned no announcement was anticipated to be made on Sunday evening, when contacted by the PA information company.
Different contenders to switch Rafael Benitez had been Vitor Pereira and present caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson, however Lampard appears set to be confirmed within the position on Monday.
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Will probably be the primary job for the 106-cap England worldwide since he was dismissed by Chelsea this time final yr after 18 months on the helm.
Previous to his tenure in west London, Lampard had spent a season in command of Derby and guided them to the Sky Wager Championship play-off ultimate in 2019.
He’ll take over a aspect who’re sixteenth within the Premier League and have misplaced 10 of their final 13 matches, with Benitez sacked on January 16.
Pereira, the previous Porto supervisor, was beforehand thought to have been the favorite to switch the Spaniard however a TV interview earlier within the week appeared to have broken his hopes whereas some followers additionally protested towards the Portuguese.
Present Derby boss Wayne Rooney was an alternative choice however he revealed on Friday he turned down the prospect to interview for the place, whereas caretaker Ferguson missed out on being given the reins on a everlasting foundation.
Lampard might have a busy first day within the job with the January switch window set to shut at 11pm on Monday and Everton anticipated to herald additional reinforcements.
Full-backs Vitalii Mykolenko and Nathan Patterson joined firstly of the month, whereas out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder Donny Van De Beek has been linked with a transfer to the Toffees in latest days and others could observe.
He’s additionally placing collectively his backroom workers, with former Derby County and Swansea Metropolis supervisor Paul Clement – who labored with former Everton supervisor Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, Paris St-Germain, Actual Madrid and Bayern Munich – in line to maneuver to Goodison Park,