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Leon Osman and Tony Hibbert will wait until Everton announce Roberto Martinez’s replacement before deciding on their Goodison futures.

The Blues stalwarts are out of contract next month but are already free to start talking to other clubs.

But Osman and Hibbert will take their time in deciding what to do next and will speak with Everton’s new boss before making up their minds.

Osman only made 16 appearances last season but captained the side against Southampton in April and made substitute appearances against Leicester and Sunderland in the final weeks of the campaign.

Hibbert, after 16 months of injury hell, returned to the first-team fold to face Bournemouth as well be named on the bench for the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley.

However, the 35-year-old defender damaged ankle ligaments in training ahead of the trip to Leicester City in early May and will now be sidelined until September.

Both Osman and Hibbert intend to carry on playing next season but will hold talks with the new man in the Everton hotseat to see if they feature in plans for next term.

Everton are entering the third week of their search for a new manager after wielding the axe on Martinez earlier this month following the 3-0 defeat at Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is the club’s number one target although hopes of persuading the Dutchman to swap Southampton for Goodison appear to be fading.

Frank de Boer, who left Ajax at the end of the season, wants the job and is in contention while former Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is also in the frame.

David Moyes and David Unsworth have been interviewed for the position as well.