Premier League
Everton preferred Lampard to Pereira for the managerial position
Frank Lampard defeated Vitor Pereira in the race to succeed Rafa Benitez at Everton after he was offered the job of manager by the ‘Confectioners’ people.
THAT Frank Lampard According to the Telegraph, he emerged victorious from Everton’s interview process for the managerial position. The England manager impressed the team with his second interview on Thursday and on Friday he was offered the role of Rafa Benitez’s successor.
The team’s owner, Farhad Mosiri, along with President Bill Kenwright and the rest of the administration, allegedly pulled the 43-year-old coach out of the race Vittor Pereirawho also went through an interview. The reactions of the team’s fans to the former Olympiacos coach may have played a role in the final decision.
Wayne Rooney announced on Friday that he turned down the opportunity to be interviewed, while the club’s current official manager and legend, Duncan Ferguson, was also interviewed on Friday.
If Lampard accepts the offer, he’ll take over immediately to sit on the bench for the first time in next week’s English Cup fourth round against Brentford.
Source: sport24
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