(Reuters) - Everton chairman Farhad Moshiri has shortlisted three candidates and says he is close to the appointment of a new manager for the Premier League club. Everton's caretaker manager David Unsworth said later on Friay that the struggling Merseyside club needed to appoint a permanent manager as quickly as possible. Moshiri told Talksport that the club were close to securing a replacement for Dutchman Ronald Koeman who was sacked on Oct. 23 after the club dropped into the relegation zone. This is a wonderful job for any aspiring manager, any senior manager, any manager of any club in the world." Everton are two spots and three points above the relegation zone after three wins, three draws and six defeats in their 12 games.

Source: The Star November 24, 2017 17:26 UTC