Updated While The Friedkin Group await the green light from the various regulatory bodies in the UK to proceed with their takeover of Everton, they continue to grapple with instability at AS Roma.
This past weekend, owner Dan Friedkin felt compelled to sack Ivan Juric, the man brought in only weeks ago to replace club legend Daniele de Rossi who was himself fired after a poor run of results either side of the close season.
De Rossi’s dismissal led to strong protests from Roma fans, with the club’s more hardcore supporters staging boycotts and delayed walk-ins to the stadium aimed at signalling their displeasure at their Houston-based overlords.
With Juric having reportedly been informed by Friedkin of his sacking by phone before he could get to the dressing room for his post-match talk to the team, TFG are now looking to hire the fifth manager of their four-year tenure as Roma’s owners, having got rid of Jose Mourinho almost a year ago.
Following reports that ex-Toffees boss Frank Lampard was in the frame, report suggested that he was not being considered, with TFG turning to former Chelsea and Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri instead.
The Liverpool Echo carry a number of translated quotes from the Italian press on Juric’s departure, including those imploring TFG to be more visible in the Italian capital and that, “Roma cannot be managed from a plane”.
The group remain hopeful that their buy-out of Farhad Moshiri’s majority shareholding at Everton can be completed by next month.