Former Everton manager Sam Allardyce has questioned their move for Watford attacker Richarlison.

Allardyce also dubbed manager Marco Silva 'Mario' during the discussion.

He said: "Everybody's seen the drop off since Mario (sic) Silva left Watford, or maybe even before then.

"I think that he has seen him first hand and worked with him on a daily basis so he is backing his own judgement.

"What I would say to be careful about though is, if you say you are buying potential, Everton fans do not want potential.

"They want the absolute first-class player now to play now and to beat and try and rival their big rivals down the road and try and get into Europe.

"If you're buying Richarlison now as a future player, that's not what Everton fans want to see at the moment. They want to see them fighting with the best and up there with the top four."