Supporters unhappy with club board and team’s form Brands joined in 2018 after impressive time at PSV EindhovenMarcel Brands is to leave his role as director of
Football at Everton with immediate effect and seemingly as a direct consequence of the club’s collapse in form and subsequent slide into relegation trouble.
The Dutchman joined the club in May 2018 following a successful spell as sporting director at PSV Eindhoven and with a reputation as a shrewd talent-spotter and purchaser of players. But despite over £300m being spent in the transfer market under his watch, Everton’s squad has, if anything, got worse, reflected in the team sitting 16th, five points above the relegation following a run of eight games without victory.