Everton eye move for RB Leipzig chief Ralf Rangnick as new boss as Marco Silva looks set to stay at Watford
The Hornets have rejected cash offers from the Toffees to lure Silva to Goodison Park, so it's time to look elsewhere
EVERTON are ready to make RB Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick their new boss.
The Toffees are still to replace Ronald Koeman who was sacked after the Toffees slipped into the Premier League relegation zone.
David Unsworth was placed in temporary charge, but he looks to have failed to win over Farhad Moshiri that he is the man to take the club forward.
Attention was switched to Marco Silva, who is earning rave reviews for guiding Watford well into the top half of the table.
Everton began their chase for Silva on November 13.
Last week Hornets' chairman and chief executive Scott Duxbury made it abundantly clear they would not be releasing Silva under any circumstances.
Silva is under contract at Vicarage Road until June 2019. He would have needed to resign to take the Goodison role.
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So Rangnick, who is believed by many to be the brains behind RB Leipzig's rise in the Bundesliga, is next on the shortlist.
He was actually interviewed by the Merseysiders in the summer of 2013 to replace David Moyes, but was trumped to the post by Roberto Martinez.
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But he has spent only 12 months as a manager in the last six years.
Luis van Gaal has ruled out a move to Goodison Park, although there is word from Spain that Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone might be interested.