Silva rules out switch to Blues
MARCO SILVA has assured Watford he is going nowhere yet – even though bookmakers have him among the front-runners for the Everton job.
Rising star Silva has turned the Hornets into this season’s surprise package in the Premier League.
The former Hull boss arrived at Vicarage Road on a two-year contract in July as Watford’s ninth head coach in five years.
The team’s startling improvement, and the exciting discovery of £11million Brazilian winger Richarlison, has lifted the Hornets into the top six – and Silva’s name has been linked with a rash of Premier League jobs after just nine games.
He is as short as 4-1 to succeed Ronald Koeman at Goodison Park, but the Portuguese insisted: “I’m happy with the way we play, I’m happy that we compete in every match in our style, so why change?
“Since the first day I have been 100 per cent focused on my job, and my focus remains on the club and on our next match.
“I want to honour my obligation to work hard, to prepare for the next game in the right way, and not to lose our focus.”