Today on LiveScore: Everton begin search for Benitez successor

Another busy and controversial Premier League weekend is in the books with the seventh managerial departure of the season confirmed.

Rafa Benitez has moved on from Everton and there are plenty of players also hunting out a change of scene in the final two weeks of the transfer window.

The next Everton boss

Benitez’s unhappy spell as Everton boss came to a predictable end as he was sacked on Sunday afternoon.

The former Liverpool manager was unpopular from the start and defeat to bottom side Norwich was the final nail in his coffin.

But who will replace the Spaniard in the Goodison Park hotseat? We look at the leading candidates.

Transfer Talk

We are into the last two weeks of the January transfer window and plenty of clubs are still searching for the right deal.

Liverpool still have issues in midfield and have been linked with a move for KV Oostende midfielder Kenny Rocha Santos.

The 22-year-old Cape Verde international will play against hosts Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations today, so what would he bring to Jurgen Klopp’s side?

Another player who looks certain to be on the move is Manchester United’s Anthony Martial.

The forward refuted Ralf Rangnick’s claims that he refused to be part of the squad for Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Aston Villa, but it is tough to see him hanging around much longer.

And there are plenty of clubs the French striker could end up at if he does get a transfer away from Old Trafford in the next fortnight.

There are plenty of other rumours covered in our daily Transfer Talk column.

Today focuses on a good news story, with Christian Eriksen ready to return to football — and plenty of Premier League clubs interested in the Danish midfielder.

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