Brands agrees to a contract extension with Everton Michael Kenrick Wednesday, 21 April, 2021 Everton's Director of Football, Marcel Brands, has agreed terms on an extension to his current contract with the club. The Dutchman's existing deal was set to expire this summer and privately it was always expected that he would stay on. The new contract should see him remain at Everton for a further 3 years, ending speculation that he could be moving away. Brands has been in the post since the spring of 2018, coming on board as Everton were putting the final touches on a contract for team manager, Marco Silva, to form what was hoped would be the foundation of a new era at Goodison Park after the recruitment failings under their respective predecessors, Steve Walsh and Ronald Koeman.