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Marco Silva hopes the Everton power brokers can seize the “very, very good opportunity” and sign Andre Gomes on a permanent deal.

The Blues are looking to strike a deal with Spanish giants Barcelona this summer that turns Gomes' loan switch into a full-time move.

Everton have made no secret of their desire to keep the 25-year-old and Gomes is understood to be keen on staying at Goodison.

Silva admits the club's hopes of landing the Portugal international are out of his hands but says the club's hierachy must do all they can to seize the chance to land a player of his quality.

“It is a very, very good opportunity for us,” Silva said.

“Let's see what the position is of his own club, we know our position and we know Andre's position also, so let's see what we can do.

“But what we have inside our squad, even if he is a loan player, a player with high quality, high quality as a football player, high quality as a professional, a fantastic team-mate for all his colleagues and he is everything we expect coming from a player of his quality.

“Let's see if we can have Andre permanently in our club.”

Gomes was one of the stand-out performers in Everton's impressive 2-0 win over West Ham on Saturday night but Silva says the “business” will decide if he is still with the Blues next season.

“Again, it was a very good performance. A very, very good performance,” Silva said.

“Gana and Andre did fantastic and with Gylfi, our three players in the middle zone, they did fantastic.

“It (signing Gomes) is really important but let's see what we can do. All of us inside the club are really happy with him, all of the fans enjoy seeing him play football, Andre is enjoying what he is doing at our club.

“Let's see what we can do. You know my opinion, he is really important for us but, in the end, it will be business and, as you know, it is not my job.”