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Everton have not agreed a deal with Barcelona for defender Yerry Mina, despite reports to the contrary.

The Blues are refusing to pay over the odds for the 23-year-old centre-half and, ahead of the weekend, had been prepared to walk away from talks.

Reports in Spain last night, that claimed a deal had been struck, are incorrect but Everton's long-standing interest is well known.

Barca are understood to have been demanding in excess of £30m for the Colombian defender who only joined the club in January for around £10.5m - and has played just six times.

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A number of others clubs have registered their interest in Mina but Everton will not get drawn into an auction and have been looking at alternative targets including Manchester United's Marcos Rojo.

Marco Silva confirmed last night that defensive reinforcements are his priority ahead of deadline day.

Barca are only allowed to register three non-EU players in their squad and so are ready to cash in on Mina but Everton are unwilling to go beyond their valuation of the player.

The signing of Arturo Vidal took the squad's number of non-EU players to five and could now work in the Blues' favour if talks resume.

Mina returns to training with Barcelona today still unclear over this future.