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Shakhtar block Everton move for Fonseca

Lyndon Lloyd | Tuesday, 28 November 2017 28comments  |  Jump to last
Everton's apparent move for Paulo Fonseca looks to have been a repeat of their experience with Watford and his compatriot Marco Silva, with Shakhtar Donetsk refusing to allow the Portuguese to leave.

The Blues reportedly reignited their interest in Fonseca this month after originally sounding him out 18 months ago when he was still with SC Braga.

Having been frustrated in their attempts to prise Silva away from Vicarage Road, Everton turned to Fonseca as an alternative, particularly after he indicated his desire to try his hand in the English Premier League in an interview last month.

According to the Independent, Farhad Moshiri held talks with Fonseca and his agent Jorge Mendes this past weekend. However, Shakhtar, whom the 44-year-old has guided to a domestic league and cup double and now to the brink of the knockout stages of the Champions League, are hoping to tie Fonseca down on a new contract to replace the one that expires in May and have rejected an approach from Everton.

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