SEAMUS COLEMAN has been put in interim charge at Everton following Sean Dyche’s departure as manager.
Dyche was relieved of his duties on Thursday afternoon, just hours before the Blues face Peterborough in the FA Cup.
Sean Dyche was sacked as Everton boss on Thursday[/caption]
The former Burnley boss replaced Frank Lampard as boss in January 2023 and guided them to safety.
However, a difficult 2024/25 campaign has left the Merseyside men in 16th place, just one point clear of the relegation zone.
In a statement, the Premier League club confirmed that the Republic of Ireland captain had been installed as interim head coach.
He will serve in the role alongside former teammate Leighton Baines as Everton look for a replacement.
A club statement read: “Everton Football Club can confirm that Sean Dyche has been relieved of his duties as Senior Men’s First Team Manager with immediate effect.
“Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and Billy Mercer have also left the Club.
“The process to appoint a new manager is under way and an update will be provided in due course.
“Under-18s Head Coach Leighton Baines and Club Captain Seamus Coleman will take charge of first-team affairs on an interim basis.”
Already, several names have been linked to the job as Sean Dyche‘s replacement, including Jose Mourinho and David Moyes.
The latter was Everton manager for 11 years, a run which ended when he succeeded Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in 2013.
The Scot brought Coleman to the club in 2009, famously signing the right-back from Sligo Rovers for just £60,000.
He has been out of work since leaving West Ham at the end of last season despite helping them win the Europa Conference League the year before.
Another shock name linked as Dyche’s successor is Jose Mourinho, with the ex-Man Utd and Chelsea gaffer rumoured to make a sensational return to England.
The Special One is rated odds-on to move to Merseyside with new owners The Friedkin Group having previously brought him in as manager of Roma.
The appointment of Mourinho could be seen as a spectacular coup – despite TFG billionaire owner Dan Friedin, also owner of Roma, sacking him a year ago.
The Portuguese was also twice axed by Chelsea as well as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Inter Milan but he described his dismissal by Friedkin as the “one that most hurt”.
He took over Fenerbache last summer but is at war with Turkish authorities over the way Turkey’s Super Lig is being run.
Despite being so upset by the way Friedkin got rid of him the 61-year-old would love a chance for another tilt at the Premier League.
