Everton turn to Jorge Jesus to replace Silva

Lyndon Lloyd | Tuesday, 26 November 2019 0comments | Jump to last

Everton have made contact with the representative of another Portuguese coach in the form of Flamengo boss Jorge Jesus as they seek to make a change in manager following Marco Silva's poor start to the season.

That's according to Dià¡rio de Notàcias in Portugal who say the Blues have opened communication channels with Pini Zahavi to possibly negotiate the hiring of Jesus who has just won the Brazilian league and Copa Libertadores.

The report claims that Jesus, 65, is expected to leave Flamengo after the Club World Cup next month and he hopes to manage a "major European club" following his success in Latin America and spells with Sporting and Benfica.

If the link is true and Farhad Moshiri has set his sights on Jesus, he would have to wait until late December before he could bring him on board, leaving Silva in place for the next five or six games.

It would represent an uncanny repeat of history for Silva — it was Jesus who replaced him at Sporting in 2015 while the elder Portuguese has a link with the Toffees in that it was his Benfica side that destroyed David Moyes's Everton in the Europa League 10 years ago.

Nov 28 Update Jesus addressed speculation regarding his future, saying in quotes attributed to him by A Bola in Portugal: ""I don't know what will happen to my future after Flamengo. I know I have a contract until May. Then anything can happen.

"My focus is Flamengo. There is no possibility of communicating with me about another matter. They say many clubs talked to me. Even the World Cup has nothing, I do not talk to anyone.

"My focus now is on this project, this goal and Flamengo. I live the most beautiful year of my coaching career and I want to enjoy it to the fullest."

In addition, Latin American football observer, Tim Vickery, has said that it is his impression that if Jesus returns to Europe, he will have his eye on a club capable of challenging for top honours.