The Portuguese coach has been a long-standing target for Toffees owner Farhad Moshiri and could finally be on his way to Goodison Park
Watford are unlikely to derail Everton's approach for Marco Silva to replace Sam Allardyce as manager at Goodison Park, Goal understands.
Allardyce was under contract at Everton until 2019, but his time has been cut short after he grew unpopular with the fan base, leading the club to return to discussing terms with Silva.
The Portuguese remains the first choice of majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri, who initially wanted him to replace Ronald Koeman in November before Allardyce was recruited to steer the club away from the relegation zone.