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Everton have announced that Sam Allardyce will be at their training ground on Wednesday afternoon to finalise terms on becoming the club's new manager. It was also confirmed that David Unsworth would remain in charge for the Premier League match against West Ham at Goodison Park. Sources told ESPN FC on Tuesday that Everton are hopeful of concluding a deal before they play West Ham United at Goodison Park on Wednesday night. Sky and talkSPORT presenter Jim White later posted on Twitter quotes from Everton's majority shareholder, who said: "I really want to give him the support he needs. He can go as far as he wants. We need a strong leader, he gives us that." Reports added that Sammy Lee will be Allardyce's assistant manager, with former Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare forming part of the backroom staff. Everton, who are yet to officialy announce the appointment, turned to Allardyce despite having ruled himself out of the running earlier this month as the club attempted to prise Marco Silva away from Watford. Everton have been seeking to rescue their season, having dismissed Koeman on Oct. 23 after the club dropped into the relegation zone despite showing their ambitions in the market in the summer as players including Wayne Rooney, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jordan Pickford arrived at Goodison Park. Results did not improve under caretaker manager David Unsworth, who lost five of his seven games in charge, and Allardyce is set to inherit a side still battling to move clear of relegation trouble. The former Bolton and West Ham boss has recently developed a reputation for rescuing clubs from the drop, having guided Sunderland to safety in 2015-16 after taking over in October of that season and then rescuing Crystal Palace in 2016-17 after his appointment in December last year. Prior to taking the Everton job, the 63-year-old had expressed strong interest in the United States job as he sought a return to international management following his brief stint in charge of England.
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