Sean Dyche is the new frontrunner to become Everton manager as their search takes a new twist, according to the Sunday Times.
The newspaper claim that the Burnley boss is back in the hotseat at the end of a week in which it was widely reported that Sam Allardyce has held talks with the Goodison hierarchy and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone is the No1 target of owner Farhad Moshiri.
The Sunday Times report that sources close to the Everton boardroom claim an approach for Burnley boss Dyche is now imminent after Watford manager Marco Silva bowed out of the chase.
It is said that Dyche was Everton’s original target when they sacked Koeman three weeks ago but other candidates emerged, with chairman Bill Kenwright keen for caretaker boss David Unsworth to make a strong case and Moshiri considering more glamorous names.
Everton would have to pay significant compensation to land Dyche after he extended his Burnley contract last season.
OPINION
Everton’s search for a new manager is a saga with more twists and turns than a Kevin Mirallas dribble. Fans will not be bothered too much as long as the outcome is more successful than most of the Belgian’s runs. Dyche represents a super-solid option. He has an outstanding record at Burnley, where he has steered them to two promotions, established them as a Premier League club and lifted them to seventh in this season’s top flight. All while operating with the smallest budget in the Premier League. Simeone is the glamour option but Dyche the most sensible and, seemingly realistic, one.