Tim Cahill is emerging as an option for Everton to return to the club in a senior executive role following Rafa Benitez’s sacking.
The Australian was revered at Goodison Park and remains a hero at the club he left in 2012.
And the 42-year-old is being mooted as an option for an executive position back at the Merseyside club.
Cahill is currently chief sports officer at the Aspire Academy in the UAE and is on the board at Belgian side KAS Eupen.
The return of Cahill, who has also completed his coaching badges, to Goodison would be heralded by supporters given his lofty status among the fan base.