Marcel Brands has admitted that he had been 'reflecting a lot' about his future in football following his Everton exit after his return to PSV Eindhoven was announced.
Brands’ three-and-a-half year tenure as director of football at Everton came to an abrupt halt in December just over seven months after he’d penned a new deal at the club committing himself to 2024.
His last public act at the club was to become embroiled in a verbal exchange with an angry fan after the 4-1 defeat to Liverpool at Goodison Park. When he was asked if he’d brought in those on the pitch, he issued the cryptic response: “Is it only the players?”