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Roberto Martinez has admitted he may not be able to manage Everton if they get into Europe next season.

But before the Toffees' fans start worrying about his departure, let us explain...

Should Everton reach the Europa League via UEFA’s Fair Play rankings, their fixtures in it will clash with their games a high profile pre-season tournament the Spaniard is fully committed to.

Everton and West Ham face off this weekend, with the side who picks up the fewest cards likely to be take a Fair Play spot which has already been allocated to the Premier League.

That would mean a Europa League first qualifying round first leg on July 2 and, potentially, the first leg of a second round tie on July 16 - the very same day Everton will play Stoke City in Singapore in the Barclays Asia Trophy.

And Martinez has revealed that if the scheduling clash does come about he will definitely be in the Far East that day, because of the Asia Trophy's importance to the Premier League.

“We are not going to change. We are not going to get the players out of the Singapore trip. Obviously the game on the 16th, we are in Singapore - we wouldn’t be able to be here,” he said.

“I am saying that maybe we would change the thinking or the flight back. Some of the fans were concerned about whether we would [not] play in Singapore, but we are not going to change that.”

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Martinez revealed he would look at flying back straight after the game in Singapore - which is in a time zone ahead of Europe - but the prospect seems remote.

He added: “I would manage the team if it was the young players. I haven’t thought about how we would do it because we are not even favourites to do it. But nothing is impossible.”

The Everton manager again insisted there would be no thoughts of kicking lumps off West Ham at the weekend to ensure his side DON’T qualify for the Europa League – which proved such a burden for the Goodison club this season.

“Believe me, I don’t think any team will be looking at a Fair Play table. I don’t think West Ham will look at it and I don’t think a team would behave wrongly in order not to get in,” he said.

“I don’t think you can do that. As a player on the pitch you have to be very good to control that. You don’t train to do that.

“The opportunity of being in the early rounds of Europe is something that we would embrace as a football club.

"It wouldn’t change our preparations for the first-team squad. You have the internationals finishing on June 17 and the first qualifying round on July 2. We are not going to change anything, For our younger players, it is an opportunity we would want.”