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Marcel Brands and Marco Silva have been thanked for allowing Joao Pedro Sousa to leave for a management job.

Silva's No2 has been unveiled as the new boss of Portuguese side Famalicão

Famalicão’s chief executive officer Miguel Ribeiro told A Bola - via Sport Witness : "João Pedro Sousa was tied to Everton and the process was only closed a few days ago.

"I want to thank manager Marco Silva and Marcel Brands, Everton’s managing director, because they also helped in this process.”

(Image: Christopher Lee/Getty Images)

Sousa, who has been Silva's right hand man through his managerial career, said: “I pondered with Marco Silva my departure because Famalicão’s project is ambitious and, because I am an ambitious person, I accepted the challenge.”

Adding that he received: “..a lot of support in the club’s disengagement process because they believe this new project is ambitious.”