Everton still being linked to former Watford manager Marco Silva, so if they are going to sack Sam Allardyce then why not do it now?
The future of Sam Allardyce as Everton manager continues to remain in the balance, with the Daily Mail reporting the club’s hierarchy are not prepared to give the 63-year-old the public backing he wants.
Allardyce and director of football, Steve Walsh, travelled to London last week instead of taking training to attend a meeting with majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri.
The future of the Toffees boss has been discussed at board level and Moshiri has not decided whether he wants to keep the Englishman, or Walsh – who could be replaced by PSV Eindhoven sporting director Marcel Brands.
Shakhtar Donetsk’s Paulo Fonseca and former Watford chief Marco Silva continue to be linked with taking over the role from Allardyce.
If Silva then why not now?
The Portuguese was the Merseyside outfit’s first choice when Ronald Koeman was sacked back in October and as the BBC reported at the time, had an approach rejected by the Hornets.
Silva was then dismissed himself in January, with the Hertfordshire side specifically citing Everton’s bid to hire him as the “catalyst” for the decision.
Since then the 40-year-old has been without a job and therefore could take over from Allardyce immediately – which could be the best thing to do if Moshiri is to make the change.
Although there are only three games left of the season, making the switch now would give the former Hull City manager the longest time possible to bed in and start making transfer plans for the summer. Waiting a month only to axe Allardyce then makes little sense; unless Fonseca is the preferred option.
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