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Marcel Brands explains how Everton plan to emulate Manchester City in their bid to become big

Everton have made no secrets of their desire to become one of the English Premier League’s elite clubs, and they seem to be getting closer now more than ever.

Billionaire Farhad Moshiri – the club’s majority investor – brought in Marcel Brands and Marco Silva as the director of football and manager respectively earlier during the summer, and both have helped improve the fortunes of the club on and off the pitch.

Brands is tasked with making decisions that will help Everton challenge the bigwigs and permanently become a top-six side, and the Dutchman has explained how the club plan to do the seemingly impossible.