Fabio Cannavaro was certainly a magnificent footballer, an uncompromising centre-half who memorably captained Italy to the World Cup in 2006 and won the Ballon d'Or that same year.
But beyond appreciation and nostalgia for Cannavaro the player, there seems to be no logical reason why Everton would wish to interview the Italian for their vacant manager position.
Yet apparently the Toffees have interviewed him as they cast the net far and wide to find a replacement for the sacked Rafael Benitez.
Cannavaro, 48, is reportedly on the shortlist along with Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Niko Kovac to take over at Goodison Park, with Roberto Martinez looking an increasingly unlikely option.