Flocking to Twitter, a number of Everton fans are fuming with a claim from Fabrizio Romano about the potential appointment of Vitor Pereira as the club’s new manager.

According to a tweet from the reliable journalist, the 53-year-old will arrive in England today to meet with the Toffees' board. The meeting will discuss his contract, staff and further details which will be needed for the club to arrive at a final decision.

Pereira was most recently manager at Turkish side Fenerbahce, but his spell in charge was short-lived as he lasted just six months and 25 matches at the Istanbul club.

He has achieved success at club level, though, having won a number of trophies during his time as a manager. Between 2011 and 2013 at Porto, he won the Primeira Liga and Portuguese Super Cup twice each, and more recently he won the league and Chinese Super Cup whilst in charge of Shanghai SIPG. A domestic double with Olympiakos in Greece is on his CV, too.

Many Everton fans fume at Pereira rumours

Toffees news page Everton Blue Army shared Romano’s claim on their Twitter feed, and the news was met with a strong reaction by the club's supporters.

Many Everton fans flocked to the comments to share their disgust with the "frightening" potential appointment of Pereira, with some doubts possibly stemming from his abortive recent spell at Fenerbahce. Here’s what some Toffees supporters had to say:

"Another one sacked within 6 months. Great"

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"Oh dear oh dear"

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"Peterborough away, here we come"

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"This club is run by people who have NO idea about football."

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"Start worrying, sacked in the Turkish league, the hierarchy of this club is frightening, we are going down!"

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"And there we have it..... confirmed relegation to the Championship."

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