Everton appoint former Hull City and Watford boss Marco Silva as manager

Everton have appointed former Hull City and Watford boss Marco Silva as manager.

Silva will take over from former boss Sam Allardyce, who departed the Merseyside club earlier this month, in his first job since leaving the Hornets in January.

"I'm really proud to be the new Everton manager," the 40-year-old told evertontv.

"I'm excited and I'm really happy to take this big challenge for us as a club and for me as a manager. I want to express my thanks to Farhad [Moshiri], to the chairman, to the board of directors and to Marcel [Brands] as well for the confidence in my work. I know the huge history of Everton as a club and what the fans expect. I'm sure with everybody working together I will be ready for this challenge. We have a lot of work to do in this next month and it is important to prepare everything in the right way. But there will be even more important work to do from the start of pre-season into the first Premier League match of next season.

"I know what our fans expect - they expect results but not only results. I want our fans to be proud when they see our team on the pitch. I want them to feel that we are committed, that we are working hard and enjoying our football because that is important as well. We want to build a great connection between the squad and the fans, and I'm sure that with our attitude and demands of commitment then our style of play will see that, I believe.

"Everton is a really ambitious club and that is what I want. What we are seeing now are good changes at the club. The club is changing its approach. But one thing we cannot change and nobody wants to change is the huge history and ambition of the club. Everybody knows Everton's history. When you are a club like Everton, you only have one solution - to aim to win. In football it is impossible to win every match but we must do everything to show in every game that we have ambition. That is what I want and I'm sure we will show that every single week."

Silva's arrival at Goodison Park marks his third managerial job in the Premier League.