Friday 17 November 2017 16:05, UK
Marco Silva says he remains committed in his role as Watford manager but would not be held on whether he plans to stay at the club until the end of the season, amid interest from Everton.
Watford refused their Premier League counterparts Everton the chance to speak to the Portuguese on Monday as the Toffees look to appoint a permanent replacement for Ronald Koeman, who was sacked last month.
Asked whether he intends to stay at Vicarage Road until the remainder of the term, Silva said: "What I'm sure, and I have felt since the first day I've been here, is how committed I stay.
"Every day I will work at the club, I don't have doubts about this.
"Nothing will change because everyone at the club knows I'll commit, I'll work every day and I'll give my 100 per cent for this club."
Everton caretaker manager David Unsworth has been vocal in his desire to seal the post on a permanent basis and on Friday spoke of the "honour and privilege" of managing the club, who sit 15th in the table after a tricky start to their campaign.
Responding to claims the club wants to lure Silva away from Watford, the Hornets boss said: "If somebody feels a coach performs well and tries to approach the owner of the club, for me it's one situation.
"I don't know about the offer or not.
"It's a moment, in case, for the board and the owners to talk to each other about the situation.
"I read many, many things during the week.
"The first... some media started to write that I didn't want to talk with anybody. After this, they said I did want to.
"Who I need to talk to is my owner, our board and with my players as well. Nobody more.
"I do my job normally during the week, like the first day since I came here.
"It's a big club, nothing more."
Watford play host to West Ham on Super Sunday, in what will be David Moyes' first game in charge since succeeding the sacked Slaven Bilic.
Silva's men head into the clash off the back of three straight league defeats, and the 40-year-old revealed he expects the struggling Hammers to up the tempo in front of their new manager.
"It's different. It's a different situation," Silva said.
"Of course we know very well the players, of course we know very well the team, but this is the first match for the new coach.
"We know David Moyes and what he did at the other clubs.
"But he can change everything in the first game.
"We know well the team and the individual players - they have with a lot of quality."
