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Carlo Ancelotti has reached an agreement in principle to become the next manager of struggling Premier League club Everton, Sky Sports reported on Monday.
ESPN FC sources confirmed an offer is in place and added that Everton owner Farhad Moshiri is confident the deal will get done.
The Italian, who has won three Champions League titles in a garlanded career, was sacked by Napoli earlier this month after a high-profile falling out with club chairman Aurelio de Laurentiis.
Everton are 16th in the Premier League, three points above the relegation zone, having sacked Portuguese coach Marco Silva after a 5-2 defeat by Liverpool on Dec. 4.
Former Everton striker Duncan Ferguson has been appointed interim boss, securing a 3-1 home win over Chelsea and a 1-1 draw at Manchester United from his two games in charge.
Should the 60-year-old Ancelotti finalise a deal with Everton it would be a significant coup for the Merseyside club given his coaching CV, which includes trophy-laden spells at AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
Ferguson will lead the team in their League Cup quarterfinal at home to Leicester City on Wednesday.
Former Everton boss David Moyes was linked to the post after Shanghai's Victor Pereira ruled himself out last week.
Source: espn.co.uk