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Everton want to sign a right-back this summer, Marco Silva has confirmed.

The Blues need competition for first choice Seamus Coleman after sanctioning Jonjoe Kenny’s season-long loan move to Schalke.

Silva started with Kevin Mirallas at right-back in Sunday’s friendly with FC Sion in Sunday before Coleman came on to replace the injured Joe Williams.

And Silva has confirmed that the club are hoping to recruit a new full-back before the August 8 deadline.

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He told the ECHO: “In this moment, and since Jonjoe went on loan to Schalke, it has been a position we want strengthen.

“You cannot go through a tough competition like the Premier League with just Seamus Coleman.

“We are really, really happy with Seamus, he finished last season on a very good level but, of course, we have to sign a right-back also."