Ancoletti the 'new favourite' to succeed Silva at Everton

Lyndon Lloyd | Tuesday, 10 December 2019 0comments | Jump to last

Updated Carlo Ancelotti has moved to the top of Everton's shortlist of potential managers and will open contract talk with him this week according to Sky Sports.

The former Chelsea boss was sacked by Napoli this evening where Gennaro Gattuso was said to be preparing to take over regardless of how the Serie A side fared in the Champions League this week.

There has been instability at Napoli this season where chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis has been involved in something of a standoff with his players whose wages he refused to pay and the result has been a drop-off in form.

The Naples club haven't won in the League for five games now and Ancelotti has now moved on. The 60-year-old was quoted as saying that he "will not resign” from his role at Naoli but said: “I'll see the President tomorrow and we'll see.” However, events have moved on in the interim.

Everton would face stiff competition from Arsenal, however. The Gunners are also said to be seriously interested in Ancelotti who has has Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, PSG and AC Milan on his CV.

The news follows Vitor Pereira's decision to withdraw his name from consideration for the Goodison Park hot-seat.