The banned midfielder, born on Merseyside, believes the Toffees must act quickly or face dropping into the Championship
Joey Barton is convinced that Everton will be relegated from the Premier League if they choose to stick with caretaker manager David Unsworth for much longer.
A summer of lavish spending was followed by a poor start to the domestic campaign for the Toffees, leading to the sacking of Ronald Koeman, and the club have thus far been frustrated in their attempts to hire a replacement.
Watford boss Marco Silva has been slated as the Merseyside club's top target to replace the Dutchman, but the Hornets rejected their approach for the Portuguese.