Rafa Benitez is the new manager of Everton after agreeing a three-year deal to reshape the club’s fortunes.
It is a historic appointment by Farhad Moshiri, Everton’s major shareholder, as Benitez becomes the first man to have managed both Liverpool and Everton since William Edward Barclay in the 1890s.
The Spaniard has had numerous meetings with Moshiri, including one in Italy last week, and has now finalised a deal to become Carlo Ancelotti’s successor.
There has been no official announcement by the club but that will happen on Wednesday.