Former Lyon manager Jean-Luc Vasseur will sign a two-and-a-half-year deal to become the new boss of Everton Women next week, Sportsmail understands.
The Toffees sacked Willie Kirk on Saturday following the 5-1 thrashing by Manchester City in the Continental Cup on Wednesday.
Vasseur, who played for PSG, Rennes and Saint-Etienne during his playing career, won five trophies during his two-year spell at Lyon - including the 2019-2020 Champions League and French title.
Willie Kirk has left his role as manager of Everton Women after a poor start to the season
But the 52-year-old was sacked in April after the club's five-year reign as European champions was ended with defeat by rivals Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals.