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title: "Everton: Fans react to Nuno Espirito Santo links"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-06-01T19:05:17Z"
modified: "2021-06-01T19:05:17Z"
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# Everton: Fans react to Nuno Espirito Santo links

**Everton have ‘been offered’ former Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo as a possible replacement for Carlo Ancelotti.**

That’s according to the print edition of Spanish publication AS (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/everton-have-been-offered-manager-with-pl-experience-as-ancelotti-linked-with-real-madrid-return/)).

[Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1399678754012766208) confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that Real Madrid were in talks with Ancelotti, whom they identified as a candidate to replace Zinedine Zidane. Los Blancos were said to be ‘pushing’ to bring the Italian back to the Bernabeu, and the Italian’s departure has since been [confirmed](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57319559).

Ancelotti signed a [four-and-a-half-year deal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50739844) when he took over at Goodison Park in December 2019 but Nuno could now be a decent replacement option.

The 47-year-old parted company with Wolves at the end of the season after they finished 13th in the Premier League. Prior to that, he led them to [promotion and back-to-back seventh-place finishes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nuno-espirito-santo/leistungsdatenLigenNational/trainer/16520).

Twitter account [Everton News Feed](https://twitter.com/EvertonNewsFeed/status/1399685948804304899) relayed the claim from AS, and here’s how supporters reacted. Many were unconvinced by Nuno’s credentials as a possible successor to Ancelotti off the back of a poor season, with one even remarking that they would rather have the [much-criticised](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/12/marco-silva-precipice-everton-manager) Marco Silva back at Goodison Park.

### Everton fans concerned by Nuno links

**“Don’t think he’s good enough for our club, he’s done a great job at Wolves don’t get me wrong but no Ancelotti replacement”**

Credit: [@KingKierxn](https://twitter.com/KingKierxn/status/1399686193277804545)

**“I’d rather Marco Silva back”**

Credit: [@jake\_everton](https://twitter.com/jake_everton/status/1399686130879152134)

**“Just no”**

Credit: [@bobadilla](https://twitter.com/bobadiIIa/status/1399686008539598856)

**“This is so typical Everton”**

Credit: [@JoshuaBartley](https://twitter.com/JoshuaBartley/status/1399686920293302273)

**“Avoid this at all costs”**

Credit: [@BigChungusREE](https://twitter.com/BigChungusREE/status/1399686457246326795)

**“Yikes”**

Credit: [@ajpb03](https://twitter.com/ajpb03/status/1399686465957814275)

**In other news, [many Everton fans flocked to this transfer update on one Toffees midfielder](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-transfer-rumours/tom-davies-southampton-premier-league/).**