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Shani Tarashaj has joined Grasshoppers on loan for the 2018/19 season.

The Swiss winger returns to his first club, whom Everton bought him from in January 2016.

The 23-year-old was initially loaned back to the Zurich-based side for the remainder of the 2016/17 season and had a loan spell at German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt during his time at Goodison.

Tarashaj, who missed the majority of the 2017/18 campaign after undergoing knee surgery, is yet to make a first-team appearance for the Blues.

The player's departure represents another to depart under Marco Silva as the Blues continue to cut the squad down to size.

Everton have already sold Ramiro Funes Mori and Wayne Rooney, allowed Joel Robles to leave on a free and sent Luke Garbutt out on loan.

Silva says he does not need to sell more players in order to start this summer's signings.

(Image: Alex Morton/Getty Images)

Speaking after the 1-1 draw with Bury, the Portuguese boss said: “The challenge is a normal thing, we are here to take decisions to improve our squad, the get Everton better and better because we have to do this."