Pundit says 49 year old will turn down Everton job

Former Denmark international Morten Bruun believes Kasper Hjulmand will not replace Rafa Benitez at Premier League champions Everton, speaking to Ekstra blanket.

They can certainly pick them, Mainz.

From Jurgen Klopp to Thomas Tuchel and now highly regarded Bo Svensson, the Bundesliga side certainly has a long track record when it comes to identifying talented, promising tacticians.

Hjulmand’s time in West Germany did not go as planned, being sacked after just 24 games.

But the 49-year-old Dane, like Klopp and Tuchel before him, has matured like a bottle of fine wine Spätburgunder since working as his coach at MEWA Arena.

Hjulmand guided a Danish team to shorten the shrewd talent of Christian Eriksen to the distance of reaching the Euro 2020 final last summer..

And, according to BT, Everton appreciate the Superliga winning strategist as a potential replacement for Rafa Benitez who has now departed in December.

But, after separating himself from the Aston Villa job Recently, luring Hjulmand away will not be an easy task.

Hjulmand just said a few weeks ago that he’s ‘super happy’ with his current role, led Denmark to the Qatar World Cup in emphatic style.

Who will replace Rafa Benitez as head coach of Everton?

Bruun, who played for Denmark in the 1990s, said: “I don’t think he will (leave to Everton) right now.

“I imagine, right now, he would think it was wrong to say goodbye to the national team. Whether Everton is a fascinating job.

“And in terms of salary, they will easily surpass the DBU (Danish Football Federation).

“I’m not surprised he was mentioned there (at Everton). But it will I’d be really surprised if he would be interested in the job. ”

Based on Sports sky, Everton legend Wayne Rooney is one of the leading contenders to take over from Benitez.

Rooney has done a remarkable job under grim circumstances at crisis-ridden Derby County. A reminder; take away Derby’s 21-point deduction and this cash-strapped team will be the team in the top half of the current Championship.

Frank Lampard, Graham Potter and Rudi Garcia are also in contention.

In other news, The £10 million star is eyeing the future by Leeds, Newcastle and Rangnick