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Everton fans react as Vitor Pereira rejects chance to become Marco Silva’s successor

Jay Williams
Jay Williams

Everton manager target Vitor Pereira has turned down the chance of a Goodison Park switch, .

Pereira was flattered that Everton considered him for the role but he is invested in his project with Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG. He added that he would consider a move in the future.

Pereira: ‘Always an honour’

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Discussing the Everton links, Pereira said (): “It’s always an honour and I am utterly grateful to be considered on a list by a club that I have so much respect for. At this point I am still the coach of SIPG, a club close to my heart in a country that is growing immensely in football.

“Currently I am not in a position to make any other commitments. I cannot decide now, I need time to think and plan my future by looking to all the options I have. It’s a league I love and, yes, for sure, I would consider an opportunity in the future.”

Pereira’s managerial career has taken him to a number of different countries but an England move is not imminent. Everton now need to look elsewhere to find their replacement for Marco Silva, who was sacked after leaving the Toffees in a relegation scrap.

Here are some tweets from Everton fans discussing Pereira’s comments.