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Marcel Brands is free to raid old club PSV Eindhoven this summer paving the way for a swoop on Hirving Lozano.

Everton's new director of football left the Dutch giants on excellent terms and it is understood there is nothing in his contract preventing the 56-year-old from trying to sign any of PSV's players this summer.

Brands snapped up Lozano for PSV last summer from Mexican side Pachuca and the winger enjoyed a memorable debut season in Holland by scoring 17 goals and making eight assists as Eindhoven lifted the Eredivisie title.

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Lozano, however, has insisted he will make no decision on his club future until after the World Cup in Russia.

The 22-year-old was the goal-scoring hero on Sunday as Mexico stunned world champions Germany 1-0.

Marco Silva is also free to return to old club Watford in a bid to bolster Everton's squad but it is believed the Hornets would reject any offers from Goodison.

Silva and Brands are fans of Brazilian forward Richarlison but the Vicarage Road club are adamant he is not for sale - especially to the Blues.

The two clubs remain locked in a dispute over Everton's bid to appoint Silva in November with Watford blaming an "unwarranted" approach from Goodison as the reason behind Silva's sacking two months later after a poor run.

Talks over compensation have been rumbling on for months and have yet to reach a conclusion.

Silva was coy when asked about trying to re-sign Richarlison this summer having brought him to the Premier League last season when preparing for his first campaign with Watford.