Watford manager Marco Silva could hardly have been more evasive when asked on Sunday about continuing rumours that he wants to join Everton. "It is not fair to doubt commitment," he said after the 2-0 defeat of West Ham. Yet all he would commit to was "to plan the next training session."
Having taken that session this week, Silva remains manager at Vicarage Road and Watford are giving little away beyond a suggestion before the weekend that he will be held to his two-year contract, which has no break clause.
If Silva does depart before 2019, one source close to the club told ESPN FC that Watford want £12 million compensation for his services.