Everton are not giving up on their plan to appoint Marcelo Bielsa as their new manager but face the prospect of paying at least £11million a year to land their No 1 target.
We revealed on Tuesday that the former Leeds boss had signalled serious reservations with regards to replacing Frank Lampard, who lost his job on Monday.
Bielsa fears the club’s current clutch of players will not be able to adapt to his trademark high-octane style - a view he has relayed to the Toffees hierarchy during talks.