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It has been all change at Everton this summer.

Sam Allardyce is now long gone. And Steve Walsh followed him out of the exit door.

In their place are Marco Silva, the former Hull City and Watford manager, as well as Marcel Brands in a Director of Football role.

Brands has led Everton's transfer charge this summer, and worked closely with Silva in doing so. But they aren't the only figures with influence on the Toffees' transfer market dealings.

Here are the key figures now making Everton's transfer decisions:

Marcel Brands

Dutchman Marcel Brands forged his reputation with AZ Alkmaar and PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.

The 56-year-old has a reputation for identifying and recruiting some of the best talent to come out of Holland in recent years.

Some of Brands' most famous signings include Mousa Dembele, now at Tottenham, Napoli's electric forward Dries Mertens, Roma midfield general Kevin Strootman and Liverpool's versatile midfielder Gini Wijnaldum.

Brands is known for spotting players at a young age, signing them for modest fees before selling them on at a hefty profit.

He has been handed more money to play with at Goodison Park, and has already had an impact, helping sign Richarlison and Lucas Digne, with Bernard set to follow.

Others, such as Yerry Mina and Andre Gomes, could be next.

Brands has worked closely with Marco Silva to ensure that the new Everton manager is not saddled with any player not suited to his style.

Speaking in his first press conference, he explained: "There is no sense that I try to get a player for Everton the coach doesn't want.

"He's got to make the starting XI and that's not my job. I've worked with a lot of good coaches - with Louis van Gaal, with Ronald Koeman, with Phillip Cocu - and I never had one player that we didn't both agree on."

Marco Silva

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Marco Silva will have a huge say on who arrives at Goodison Park.

Silva signed a three-year deal to take over from Sam Allardyce in June and has worked closely with Director of Football Marcel Brands to identify key signings.

Silva's role has been to identify the areas of the pitch in which Everton need strengthening, with Brands presenting a list of potential targets, with the two agreeing on who suits the club best.

Centre-back tops the list of priorities after the signings of Richarlison and Lucas Digne.

The Portuguese coach explained that Everton's future recruitment will centre around quality, rather than quantity.

"We have some positions we will start to look at. But we need to look at our players and then we will attack the market but the first thing we will look inside, we have some things to analyse and then we will attack the market," he said.

“I don't want, and the club doesn't need, to sign a big number of players. It's not what we need to do, we need to sort out the number of players first and then be assertive and attack the market, take the right decisions and sign the right players for us to come here to improve our squad.”

Bill Kenwright and Farhad Moshiri

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Of course no deal gets done without someone to pay for it, and someone to negotiate it.

Moshiri is the man who does the former – his backing of both Sam Allardyce and before that Ronald Koeman during their time at Everton cannot be questioned.

Moshiri was a huge fan of Marco Silva's work at both Watford and Hull, and restructured Everton to bring in Marcel Brands as a Director of Football. Both men have received his financial backing in the transfer market.

Kenwright, traditionally, has been the chief negotiator of deals, the man who finalises talks with club chairmen, agents and players over fees, salary, bonuses and agents' cuts.

That has somewhat changed after Brands' arrival at Everton, with the Dutchman tasked with negotiating deals - but both Kenwright and Moshiri will have still played a huge part in enabling Everton to get who they want in the market.

Indeed, the pair were keen to land Bernard on a free transfer and have helped drive the deal for the Brazilian forward.

Denise Barrett-Baxendale

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A lifelong Evertonian, Denise Barrett-Baxendale took over from Robert Elstone as Everton's CEO in June.

Barrett-Baxendale has a huge influence in the Everton boardroom and as CEO, runs the club on a daily basis. She works closely with Marcel Brands as the Dutchman looks to bring the best young talent to Everton.

After his arrival, Barrett-Baxendale outlined Everton's ambition to bring the best youngsters to Goodison Park.

She said: “I’m very much looking forward to working closely with Marcel whose experience in the areas of player recruitment and development pathways for young players has forged an outstanding reputation in European football.

"I know that Marcel will bring an unsurpassed level of quality and prowess to his work at Everton.

“Chief among my priorities is to structure and resource our club to enable us to fully achieve our ambitions."

Dave Harrison

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You'll know him as the man who sits next to new signings as they pen their Everton contracts – the smiling figure with pen in hand - although he wasn't papped publicly alongside Richarlison and Lucas Digne.

Harrison's role as club secretary is wide-ranging – from reconnaissance missions ahead of potential pre-season trips to dealing with the reams of paperwork which accompany Premier League clubs.

He also plays a key role in the signing of players.

He jets to wherever the player is being signed from and helps oil the wheels of each deal, liaising with his opposite number and making sure every aspect of the transfer is covered such as work permits and player registration.

Known as a real people’s person, Harrison’s diplomatic skills and quiet competence make him a well-liked figure in football and position the Toffees well in the market.