The Portuguese midfielder is on loan at the Merseyside outfit and has impressed. He’s yet to bag a goal for the Toffees but has added guile and flair to Marco Silva’s engine room. According to Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo, Barca are ready to get rid of him on a permanent basis. **PREDICT FIVE RESULTS AND WIN £25,000 - FREE TO PLAY HERE** They paid in excess of £32m for him from Valencia in 2016 but are now ready to cut their losses.

Everton boss Marco Silva could sign Andre Gomes permanently

It’s suggested Nou Camp bigwigs want to raise funds for new arrivals and will sell Gomes for £22m. Barca have already got one player off the books. Paco Alcacer is joining Borussia Dortmund after similarly impressing on loan. Meanwhile, Everton are in poor form.

Andre Gomes is impressing at Everton on loan

Silva’s side have won just once in the last eight matches. However, the former Watford boss insists he will not make any snap decisions this month. "We cannot change every week our idea and philosophy as a club if you win two games or you don't win two games," he said. "I understand our recent form wasn't good enough for us but it is a moment and we are capable of changing things for us again.

Everton boss Marco Silva could sign Andre Gomes permanently

"I will not come here and say 'We need this and this and this'. “Everything we are going we have been doing from the first day we are here." Everton have been linked with another Barca star - Malcom. But when asked about rumours linking the Toffees with the ex-Bordeaux man, he replied: "No. Nothing." Everton face League Two pace setters Lincoln in the FA Cup this weekend.

Everton have also been linked with Barcelona ace Malcom