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Everton's hopes of unveiling Ronald Koeman as their new manager this week appear on hold as the Dutchman has gone on holiday again.

Koeman, 53, only returned from an extended Caribbean break last week, and it quickly became evident he had decided his future lay at Goodison Park.

According to reports in Holland, the Blues have already agreed a £3.5m compensation package with his current club Southampton, and Koeman has now jetted off for another week of holiday, leaving his agent Rob Jansen to finalise negotiations over his personal terms with Bill Kenwright and Farhad Moshiri.

That doesn't mean Everton will not announce Koeman as their new boss this week, but the report in Dutch paper DeTelegraaf suggests the ensuing press conference and photo-calls must wait until next week.







The former Valencia and Benfica manager is understood to be relaxed with assurances he has been given about personal terms and the budget he will work within once he is appointed.