Silva on the brink with Moyes set to return

Lyndon Lloyd | Sunday, 24 November 2019 0comments | Jump to last

Farhad Moshiri will fully assess his options tomorrow (Monday) before taking what is expected to be decisive action in sacking Marco Silva according to The Mirror's David Maddock.

The journalist writes that the Blues' hierarchy met in the aftermath of Saturday's awful defeat to Norwich and again today to discuss the path forward and while the club's owner favoured giving the Portuguese more time, the majority view in the boardroom is that Silva's time is up.

Maddock claims that Moyes's experience and knowledge of Everton could prompt Moshiri to appoint him, perhaps on an interim basis until May by which time it is hoped he will have secured Everton's top-flight status.

On the Daily Mail website, Mikel Arteta is mentioned as a potentially more adventurous candidate, although he is said to be on Arsenal's shortlist again as Unai Emery clings to his job at the Emirates.

The Blues sit four points above the relegation zone after 13 matches but now face a gruelling run of fixtures between now and the FA Cup 3rd round in early January.