Everton ‘add former Lyon boss Rudi Garcia’ to their list of candidates to replace Carlo Ancelotti… but the Frenchman faces competition from Rafa Benitez and Manuel Pellegrini to land the Goodison Park job
- Everton are still looking for a replacement for Carlo Ancelotti who left last week
- The Italian manager jumped ship at Goodison Park for former club Real Madrid
- The Toffees have added former Lyon boss Rudi Garcia to their manager shortlist
- Sportsmail revealed that Rafa Benitez and Manuel Pellegrini are in the race too
Everton have added former Lyon manager Rudi Garcia to their new manager shortlist after Carlo Ancelotti‘s shock departure, according to reports.
The Toffees have now spent over a week trying to find a replacement for the veteran Italian manager, who jumped ship to former club Real Madrid after 18 months in charge at Goodison Park.
Garcia, meanwhile, left Lyon at the end of the season just finished after guiding the Ligue 1 side to fourth in the French top-flight, thereby just missing out on the Champions League spots.
Everton have made contact with Rudi Garcia over their manager vacancy, according to reports
And according to L’Equipe, Everton have made contact with Garcia about the vacancy but negotiations are still at an early stage.
The Frenchman’s finest achievement at Lyon was undoubtedly taking the club to the Champions League semi-finals in 2020, beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City on the way to the last four.
However, Garcia’s side were comfortably beaten 3-0 by German giants Bayern Munich who went on to beat Paris Saint-Germain in the final that year.
More to follow.
