After 18 months in charge and taking the club down into the bottom three, Marco Silva has been relieved of his duties by Everton.
The news came to no surprise as the Portuguese manager had not been able to get the best of a squad that originally offered so much promise at the beginning of the season. Silva brought in four players this summer that cost more than $28 million (Andre Gomes, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Moise Kean and Alex Iwobi) but have not been able to deliver. Injuries have not helped but the reality is that the club has struggled since the start.