Mark Smith

Sat 26 June 2021 7:15, UK

Micah Richards has told Everton to forget about everyone else and make a move to appoint Roberto Mancini.

Rafa Benitez is currently the frontrunner for the job at Goodison Park, and looks set to be announced in the role over the next week.

Richards has become a regular on Sky Sports, has urged the Toffees to look elsewhere, but also delivered the same message to Tottenham.

Writing in his Daily Mail column, Richards insisted that clubs such as Everton should be going all out for the Italian.

“I suspect some people will accuse me of bias when I talk about Roberto Mancini but my relationship with him has got nothing to do with my views,” he said.

“You are watching one of the world’s best managers in his prime and it baffles me why, for instance, Tottenham and Everton have not targeted him.”

Legend.

Here is yet another name for us to contend with, and it’s no surprise that it’s another Italian to follow the likes of Antonio Conte.

The problem with these huge names is that there is always a price to pay, in Carlo Ancelotti’s case it was him packing his bags and leaving for Real Madrid so unexpectedly.

Farhad Moshiri and Bill Kenwright look set to appoint a manager who is currently out of work, and will take no compensation to get a deal done.

Benitez fits into that category, and it is uncertain whether Italy’s governing body would be due compensation should Mancini leave after the EUROs.

We can’t lie, the way Mancini has his country playing right now is incredible, and exactly what the Toffees need.

Do we see this one happening? Certainly not.

In other Everton news, Alan Myers shares if the Toffees will announce their new manager this weekend

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