ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP SIDE, EVERTON; HAVE MADE FORMER LEEDS BOSS, MARCELO BIELSA, AS THEIR FIRST CHOICE TO BECOME THE CLUB'S NEXT MANAGER, AFTER SACKING FRANK LAMPARD.

THE TOFFEES' APPROACH TO BIELSA, FOLLOWS THEIR DISMISSAL OF LAMPARD YESTERDAY, ON THE BACK OF A 2-0 DEFEAT BY WEST HAM AT THE LONDON STADIUM ON SATURDAY - THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE LOSS IN THE LEAGUE.

BIELSA, WHO HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK SINCE HE LEFT LEEDS IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR, HAS ALREADY HELD TALKS WITH THE CLUB'S HIERARCHY ABOUT TAKING OVER AND HAS INDICATED HIS WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON THE JOB.

THE ARGENTINE WAS IN TALKS TO SUCCEED SCOTT PARKER AS BOURNEMOUTH MANAGER BEFORE THE WORLD CUP, BUT THE ROLE WAS ULTIMATELY GIVEN TO CARETAKER BOSS GARY O'NEIL INSTEAD.

THE FORMER CHELSEA BOSS ARRIVED AT GOODISON PARK IN JANUARY 2022, AND ALTHOUGH HE HELPED THE CLUB AVOID THE DROP LAST SEASON, HE LEAVES EVERTON WITH 15 POINTS FROM 20 GAMES AND THREE WINS THIS TERM; THE WORST VICTORY RECORD IN THE DIVISION AND THE TOFFEES NEXT GAME IS NOT UNTIL THE 4TH OF FEBRUARY, WHEN ARSENAL VISITS GOODISON PARK.