Watford are to continue their complaint to the Premier League about Everton’s pursuit of their former boss Marco Silva.
Everton pursued Silva after sacking Ronald Koeman last season, with Watford deeming their pursuit of the Portuguese boss to be in breach of Premier League rules.
In a statement, Watford said:
Watford FC feels compelled to make the following statement in a bid to correct erroneous and misleading media reports concerning an ongoing dispute with Everton FC.
The club have made an official complaint to the Premier League over an allegation of an illegal approach to former manager, Marco Silva.
The complaint to the Premier League makes clear the seriousness of the allegation and what the club believes is overwhelming evidence of a clear breach of Premier League rules.
Silva would eventually become Everton boss this Summer, after Sam Allardyce left the club after a disappointing spell.
Watford added that:
We believe this situation is not about a compensation figure but the principle of making a stand when the actions of one Premier League club completely undermine and cause intrinsic damage to a fellow member club.
Silva was Watford boss at the time, but lost his job soon after thanks to a poor run of results that saw the Hornets slide down the table.
