Ray Wilkins has told Everton to forget about landing Diego Simeone as their next permanent manager.
Recent reports have claimed the Atletico Madrid boss is majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri's number one target as he searches for a long-term successor to Ronald Koeman.
But Simeone is one of the most coveted coaches in world football and Wilkins says the Toffees have no chance of persuading him to move to Goodison Park.
Asked about the vacant Everton job, Wilkins said: “It’s going to take someone with a lot of bottle to go in there and sort it all out.