Hulk is open to a move to the Premier League while Everton have been linked with Andre Villas-Boas, the coach he’s worked with at three clubs.
Another day, another name seemingly in the picture to be appointed as the next permanent Everton manager.
5-1 and 4-1 hammerings against Atalanta and Southampton in the space of three days might just have delivered a fatal blow to caretaker David Unsworth’s hopes of landing the job on a full time basis.
And in the latest odds provided by Sky Bet, former Chelsea and Tottenham coach Andre Villas-Boas has suddenly emerged as the third favourite to take over at Goodison Park. But while Everton fans may feel a little underwhelmed by a manager who failed in his two previous spells in English football, they could take solace in knowing that AVB could finally bring one of the world’s most exciting hitmen to English football.
31-year-old Brazil international Hulk has been linked with a move to the Premier League since his formative years in FC Porto. But it appears that, as he approaches last chance saloon in his playing career, a transfer to England is more likely than ever before.
“I received one contact from the Premier League and quite a few others from other countries,” Hulk said in quotes reported by The Mirror.
“I admire very much the Premier League and it is considered not by accident the best league in the world.”
And it’s fair to say Villas Boas knows Hulk well. The powerhouse attacker inspired AVB’s Porto to the treble in 2010/11 before reuniting again in Russia at Zenit St Petersburg. They are currently working together at Chinese outfit Shanghai SIPG, for whom Hulk scored 30 goals in 2017.
But could manager and player finally prove themselves in England at Everton?
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