Bill Kenwright will consider his final three-man shortlist for the Everton manager's job over the weekend with Roberto Martínez remaining favourite to replace David Moyes at Goodison Park.

The Everton chairman has interviewed the Wigan Athletic manager twice in the past week and also met the Porto coach Vítor Pereira and former Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick having worked through a list of candidates.

Rangnick is understood to have impressed in his interview but Martínez, who has informed the Wigan chairman Dave Whelan of his intention to leave the relegated club, has long been favourite to succeed Moyes and a deal is expected to be complete early next week.

Everton are still waiting to discover the members of their back-room team Moyes wants to take with him to Manchester United but fear Alan Irvine, the highly-respected head of their youth academy, may follow the Scot to Old Trafford.