Vitor Pereira is considering 'pulling out' of the race to become Everton's next permanent manager.
The 53-year-old has been strongly linked with the vacant role and was last night backed to be appointed by the Blues by various news outlets.
News of Pereira's potential hiring has not been well-received by some Everton supporters who have expressed their disapproval by staging protests outside the Liver Building and spraying 'Pereira out' graffiti on a wall outside the ground.