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Everton target Andriy Yarmolenko has rejected a 60m Euro move to China, according to reports in Ukraine.

The Dynamo Kiev attacker was targeted by an as-yet-unnamed Chinese Super League side, who are understood to have made an offer of 46m Euros plus add-ons for the 26-year-old.

Yarmolenko, though, is said to have rejected the move, and remains desperate to secure a switch to one of Europe's top leagues in the summer.

Everton retain a strong interest in the playmaker, whose representatives were at Goodison Park last month to watch the Blues' League Cup semi final with Manchester City.

A deal for Yarmolenko remains a complicated one, with Dynamo Kiev reluctant to sell their prized asset. The Ukrainians are in Champions League action against Manchester City this week, and put the block on any chance of a move for the player in the January window.

Everton would face competition should they return for Yarmolenko in the summer, with a host of European clubs keen.

But earlier this month, the player was reported to have told a Ukrainian publication: "It is better to play at Everton.

"Of course you can go to Barcelona, make a cool selfie with (Lionel) Messi, put the images on Instagram and get a million likes and be pleased with yourself. But I'm not one of those.

"For me it is important to play matches. If I do not play twice a week, I have nowhere to throw out the emotions and energy. My family will go mad. If I play, the next day I am all calm and smile. If I missed the game and lay in the house, I immediately run into a quarrel."

The fact that Yarmolenko has resisted the chance to join a host of other European and South American players by moving to the cash-rich Chinese Super League represents another boost for the Blues, should they wish to pursue their interest in the player for the second summer running.

The likes of Ramires, Alex Teixeira, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Demba Ba, Fredy Guarin and Jackson Martinez have all moved to China this year, along with former Everton striker Nikica Jelavic.