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They may have failed to land Marco Silva - but Everton could return to raid Watford for striker Troy Deeney in the January transfer window.

The Toffees made a very public pursuit of Watford boss Silva when seeking a replacement for Ronald Koeman, before finally settling for Sam Allardyce.

And according to the Liverpool Echo, one of Big Sam's top transfer targets next month will be Deeney, who has started just three games for the Hornets this season.

Everton, who have struggled to replace the goals of Romelu Lukaku, were interested in the 29 year old in the last window, but the move was reportedly blocked by Koeman.

The Merseyside club's director of football is Steve Walsh, a long-standing fan of the Deeney, having previously tried to take him to former club Leicester.