Everton want to appoint Maurizio Sarri as Frank Lampard sack may happen today
Everton are eyeing up Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri as Frank Lampard’s successor at Goodison Park, with the Englishman set to be sacked today, according to Il Messaggero.
A report from Sky Sports on Monday (23 January) stated that Toffees boss Lampard would be relieved of his duties after a dire run of form has left the club rooted to the foot of the Premier League table.
Recent defeats to Wolves, Southampton and West Ham look to have been the final straw for the 44-year-old, and numerous Premier League clubs are said to be “testing the waters with the coach’s entourage”, according to Il Messaggero (Monday 23 January).
The report said: “The sirens are suddenly rekindled by the Premier League: Tottenham, West Ham and Everton are courting Sarri, they are thinking about it for June.
“Conte is at the farewell step, on Paratici there is the disturbing shadow of the inhibition of two and a half years, Spurs are looking around and are always attracted to the coaches of our championship.
“That’s why other clubs, inclined to change their bench at the end of the year, are also testing the waters with the coach’s entourage.
“Last May he signed a three-year renewal, until 2025, he is convinced and has no intention of going back. He has embraced a project and wants to complete it, but there are still too many obstacles that Lotito hasn’t eliminated yet.”
Deja vu?
If Everton wish to lure the world-renowned Sarri to Goodison Park they must avoid relegation and prove their credentials to him.
Why the Italian would want to join the sinking ship on Merseyside, who knows, but if Farhad Moshiri has made him a target, then the club must believe they stand a relative chance of acquiring his services.
Although Sarri has proven himself a brilliant manager through his countless stints in the hot seat across Europe, there is a seeming feeling of deja vu to the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti in 2019.
The Real Madrid manager’s stint at Everton was highly controversial as he never seemed to get over the idea of not managing a Champions League team, and these emotions showed.
With Sarri penned into Lazio until 2025, it would take a sizeable sum of money to prise him away from the Italian side. A move for the 64-year-old just doesn’t seem to add up.
Right now though, it looks as though he is going nowhere.