After the announcement that Sam Allardyce is leaving, Everton seem intent on securing the services of Marco Silva, but here’s why they should be looking at his fellow countryman Paulo Fonseca.
Sam Allardyce was sacked after six months in charge at Everton yesterday, and the club are hot on making a swift replacement ahead of what will be a busy summer transfer market at Goodison Park.
It is understood that on-going legal quarrels with Watford – as reported by Sky Sports News – have undeterred Everton in their attempts to bring the Hornets’ former manager Marco Silva to the club over the coming days, but should they be looking at someone else?
Enter Paulo Fonseca; fellow countryman to Marco Silva. The 45-year-old, Portuguese Shakhtar Donetsk manager, is reported to have rejected the job at West Ham, according Portuguese outlet O Jogo.
Fonseca joined the Ukrainian giants in a huge transitional moment for the club. Mircea Lucescu had been at the helm for over 12 years, building his status as a club legend with eight league titles and six Ukrainian Cups in his tenure.
However, Fonseca quickly won over the fans and carried the mantle forward, guiding a diminishing and complacent outfit back to the pinnacle of Ukrainian football, completing a domestic double in both of his two seasons in charge in the process, and as a result he is now garnering attention from big Premier League clubs.
Everton – if serious about their supposed Champions League ambitions – should also take note of Fonseca’s pedigree in the competition in his young career, having navigated a difficult group containing Napoli and Manchester City, notably inflicting Pep Guardiola’s first defeat of the season in all competitions this term.
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