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Everton have continued their backroom reshuffle with the appointment of Bruno Mendes as the club's new Head of Performance.

Mendes replaces Ryland Morgans, who left Goodison last month, with the Portuguese fitness expert coming to the club from Benfica.

New Blues boss Marco Silva has brought Mendes to Everton after over a decade with the Lisbon club.

But what do we know about Everton's new performance chief?

Here, in his own words, Mendes explains his influential role at Benfica and what his job entails.

"I've been a part of the first team technical staff of SLB since 2006, I'm the founder (2006) and current director of the Benfica Lab and I've been working with professional football players since 2006," Mendes wrote on his Linkedin page.

"The Benfica Lab incorporates a multidisciplinary team of 23 specialists and strives to ensure a better technical and scientific approach to sports' science; in order to better address the different challenges of modern football and modern players.

"Mainly, it is my responsibility to liaise with the main team, working closely on the pitch with both players and coaches, contributing actively to the straight and conditioning processes, with personalized fitness solutions for each player’s needs.

"Furthermore, I'm also responsible for the prevention and recovery of injuries sustained by players."

Mendes, whose appointment comes on the same day as Danny Donachie's return to Everton was confirmed, is the latest appointment made by Silva.

The new Everton boss had previously signed up assistant manager João Pedro, goalkeeping coach Hugo Olivera, technical scout Antonis Lemonakis and fitness coach Pedro Conceição.

Mendes is the latest addition to the backroom staff and began work at Finch Farm this week.