Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri has revealed that the club are closing in on the appointment of a new manager.

The Toffees have been without a permanent leader since Ronald Koeman was sacked just over one month ago.

Under-23s coach David Unsworth has been in temporary charge of the first team since then, but has overseen just one victory in six matches in all competitions.

On Thursday night, the team suffered more disappointment as they were heavily beaten 5-1 by Atalanta on home soil in the Europa League.

Sam Allardyce recently ruled himself out of the running for the permanent position, while Marco Silva's current club Watford have rejected approaches from the Merseyside outfit.

Moshiri, though, has indicated that the fans may not have to wait much longer for an appointment to be made.

The businessman told talkSPORT that the Merseyside outfit are "close" to bringing in a new coach, that "stabilising" the club was the first priority.

As expected, Everton fans have been giving their thoughts on the latest development via social media.

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