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Everton have been back in talks with the agent of Andriy Yarmolenko.

But the Blues are unlikely to make a move for the Dynamo Kiev playmaker until the summer.

Everton’s chief scout Kevin Reeves went to Ukraine earlier this month to watch Yarmolenko in Champions League action against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The 26-year-old only lasted 18 minutes before coming off with an ankle injury but Kiev still won the game 1-0 to book their place in the last 16 of the competition.

And Dynamo’s progression into the knockout stages of the Champions League means president Ihor Surkis will not be willing to sell Yarmolenko when the window opens next month.

But the Blues believe they could force through a deal in the summer.

Everton failed in a bid to sign the Ukraine international in the summer, even though they were willing to meet the player’s £14.5m buy-out clause.

The Blues found Dynamo difficult to do business with but it has not deterred Roberto Martinez, who has retained an interest in the player.

Yarmolenko signed a new five-year-deal with Kiev in October but his representative Vadim Shabliy confirmed that it was his priority to secure his client a Premier League move.