Allardyce is among the bookies favourites to succeed Ronald Koeman at Everton.
Sam Allardyce has responded when asked if he could say no to the Everton manager’s job.
The former England boss, who has been out of work since keeping Crystal Palace in the Premier League at the end of last season, is among the bookies favourites to succeed Ronald Koeman at Goodison Park.
And a report in the Sun newspaper this weekend claimed that Allardyce is wanted by Everton director of football Steve Walsh, who hopes to pair him with his old Three Lions assistant Craig Shakespeare.
Speaking to BeIn Sports after Everton’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Leicester City – the club that sacked Shakespeare earlier this month – on Sunday, the 63-year-old said: “Who knows? I’d have to consider that if that phonecall happens.
“There’s no point in speculating at the moment. David Unsworth’s in the chair, Joe [Royle] sat upstairs will have an opinion today and probably from the Chelsea game. But at the moment it looks like it’s going to really be tough for Everton to get out of that position [18th in the Premier League].
“[It’s] not that the lads are not trying, but as a team collectively they can’t keep a clean sheet and as a team in possession they can’t score a goal. If you resolve one you’ll resolve the other, and that’s starting with the clean sheet.”
Allardyce has also managed Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United and Sunderland in England’s Premier League, and is known for having never been relegated as a top flight boss.
Everton spend around £150 million during the summer transfer window, but appear to be struggling without the services of last season’s top scorer Romelu Lukaku, who was sold to Manchester United for around half that amount.
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