Kenwright overruled as Everton close on Benitez appointment | OneFootball

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has been overruled in the imminent appointment of Rafa Benitez as manager.

Not only because Benitez was Liverpool manager but because he also called the Toffees a “small club".

The Independent reports Kenwright is understood to have been dead against bringing in the Spaniard.

But Alisher Usmanov, who partnered Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri in a 30 per cent holding in Arsenal before both sold out, has persuaded the British Iranian that Benitez, who still has a home on Merseyside, is the right man for the job.

The former Liverpool and Chelsea boss has already been linked with bringing a number of new players to Goodison Park.

These include ex-West Brom and Newcastle striker Salomon Rondon, PSV wing-back Denzel Dumfries, Juventus defender Merih Demiral and Barcelona keeper Neto.