Terms yet to be agreed for Frank Lampard to become Everton manager – report
Everton are yet to agree on terms with Frank Lampard for him to take over as the new manager of the club, according to Liverpool ECHO.
The Toffees offered the former Chelsea and England midfielder the role on Friday night [Telegraph] after a long process following Rafa Benitez’s sacking two weeks ago.
There were suggestions that Lampard had already begun taking part in the process to bring players in before Monday’s transfer deadline, but the Liverpool Echo have poured cold water on those.
According to them, ‘an agreement has yet to be reached on the terms of Lampard’s deal and the make-up of the backroom staff he would want at Goodison.’
That means that an announcement can’t be made just yet, with them stating that an agreement on terms ‘remains some way off’.
Pushing it
It’s getting to a point now where Everton are just pushing all the buttons of their fans when it comes to making this decision.
Having had the whole process played out so publicly, including Vitor Pereira even doing an interview about his job interview, the decision to pick Lampard was leaked out early once again.
They’re now waiting to agree on terms to appoint him, with everyone already in full expectation that they want him.
If a deal were to collapse now then it would be yet another absolutely ridiculous moment at Goodison Park over the last month alone.
The club need to pull their finger out and get Lampard in if that’s who they’ve decided on and ensure that he has as much time to work with the squad as possible. No more games.
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