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Everton say they will not sell Idrissa Gueye this month as Marco Silva reveals talks with the midfielder about his future.

Paris St Germain are understood to be interested in signing Gueye but face a fight to prise him away from Goodison.

Silva has confirmed that he has no intention of sanctioning the 29-year-old's sale in January and pulled the Senegal international to one side to talk about the mounting speculation from France.

The Everton boss is keen to ensure Gueye's form does not suffer as a result of the reports repeatedly linking PSG with a move for him.

Gueye, under contract until 2022, would command a sizeable transfer fee and it has been suggested in France that the mega-rich Ligue 1 champions are only willing to pay £25m, which is likely to be down on Everton's valuation of the player.

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“I think he heard and I think he read,” Silva said about the speculation.

“It is something, I can tell you, that I spoke with him about, for him to be focused on his job.

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“He is a worker, as you know, he is a very good professional and I hope this thing will not disturb him and disturb his focus because he is an important player for us in our squad and our XI.

“I hope it does not disturb him and make his focus a little different than normal because we need him at the level he is playing.

“Everyone is talking about him because he is doing well, he is improving to a different level last season, he is enjoying what he is doing, he is enjoying every session here at Finch Farm but I hope the things people are talking about don't disturb him.”

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Asked if Everton would be prepared to sell Gueye this month, Silva told the ECHO: “If you ask me if the club are interested in selling one of the most important players, I will say no.

“The feedback I have from the board....ok, we don't attack the market because we don't have the financial conditions to do that, so it doesn't make sense for us to be selling our best players.”