Jamie Carragher tells Graham Potter which is the bigger club - Everton or West Ham | OneFootball

Former Chelsea boss linked with both clubs for managerial return

Jamie Carragher believes it is “sad” Everton’s plight has seen them fall behind West Ham.

Both the Toffees and the Hammers are being linked with a move for former Brighton and Chelsea manager Graham Potter.

The Spaniard has struggled to convince since replacing David Moyes at the start of the season, with Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Manchester City increasingly looking like his final game in charge.

Potter has been out of work since leaving Chelsea in April 2023 and recently confirmed his role as a course co-director for the certificate in Football Psychology, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership with the PFA.

Everton, who recently confirmed their takeover by The Friedkin Group, have also been credited with an interest in the 49-year-old.

Sean Dyche has kept the Merseyside club in the Premier League since joining in January 2023 but is under pressure this season, having won only three times in their opening 19 games.

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While Carragher believes West Ham currently look like a more compelling option for Potter, he says that is largely because of Everton’s struggles in recent years.

“In my head, I think Everton are a bigger club than West Ham,” he told Sky Sports.

“That’s maybe me going back to my childhood and watching Everton win trophies and West Ham not really winning too much.

“But Everton have been so poor for the last ten years. West Ham have won a European trophy, they’re in London, they’ve got the Olympic Stadium. Everton have got the stadium coming.

“I do think that is more of a 50/50 decision. Maybe right now, you’d probably veer more towards West Ham because they’re probably guaranteed to stay in the Premier League next season.

“So I think he’d probably go for West Ham.”

He added: “It’s probably sad really that I’m saying that’s a 50/50 decision because in my mind, Everton are a much bigger club than West Ham.”