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title: "Danny Mills Cautions Against Everton Move for Antonio Conte"
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# Danny Mills Cautions Against Everton Move for Antonio Conte

Former England international Danny Mills has cautioned against [Everton](https://readeverton.com/2021/06/23/virals-arsenal-linked-with-everton-talisman-dominic-calvert-lewin/) solidifying their interest in Antonio Conte, claiming the club would be compromising on their principles.

The ex-Leeds defender was keen to promote the idea that Everton’s next appointment has to fit with their six-year plan, with the next manager fully buying in to the club’s vision.

Reports from[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-big-everton-manager-twist-amid-conte-talks-development/) claimed earlier this month that Everton were looking at the 51-year-old as one potential option, expanding the scope of managerial targets.

Everton have been [heavily linked](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/everton-rafa-benitez-liverpool-moshiri-24344037) with ex-Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez, but the club has faced widespread backlash from fans.

Backing an uncompromising approach, Mills feels that the ex-Chelsea and Inter Milan boss would be too keen to interfere with the squad and would be too insistent on certain conditions.

Speaking to [Football Insider,](https://www.footballinsider247.com/mills-everton-told-to-avoid-short-termism-with-conte-as-contact-made/) Mills was doubtful on Conte’s suitability:

> “It’s difficult, Conte’s going to want top dollar.

> “He’s going to want players to bring in and may change the squad and team too much.

> “You have to have a long-term plan and work out where you’re heading and what you’re doing and stick by it.

> “If it doesn’t work then you have to change your plans and hire a new manager.

> “This is where Marcel Brands and Farhad Moshiri have to have a long-term business plan of where they want to go and the type of football they want to play because that’s a five or six-year plan.

> “Getting success in next season or the season after with Conte is short-termism. If they’re looking at the long-term future of the club it’s like ‘Ok, what sort of manager are we bringing in? What sort of recruitment do we want?’

Conte broke Juventus’ grip on the Serie A title, leading Inter to the Scudetto at the expense of his former side [before resigning](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/26/antonio-conte-leaving-inter-over-plan-to-sell-80m-of-players#:~:text=Antonio%20Conte%20has%20left%20his,A%20title%20in%2011%20years.&text=He%20took%20over%20at%20Inter,by%2012%20points%20this%20season.)over disagreements with the board.

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With the club making great strides off the pitch with the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium development, matching on-pitch achievement with off-field progress is essential.

Given Conte’s calibre and his [refusal to accept](https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-antonio-conte-unconvinced-by-tottenham-and-set-to-reject-their-offer-20210604)a proposal from Spurs amid concerns over competitiveness, it is hard to see Conte joining Everton without the club making large concessions.

Moshiri has a [generous record](https://www.grandoldteam.com/2021/02/13/farhad-moshiri-5-years-in-a-study-of-the-previous-big-spenders/) backing managers financially, but Conte may demand new heights with no guarantees of a long-term Toffees future.