Oumar Niasse is part of Marco Silva's plans at Everton.

The Blues' boss has confirmed he wants the Senegal striker in his squad this season - insisting Niasse offers something "different" to his other strikers.

Niasse has scored five goals in pre-season so far and came off the bench on Wednesday night to equalise against Bury.

Silva took the 28-year-old to Hull City on loan in early 2017 and though Niasse's future has looked uncertain under a succession of managers, the new Blues boss has confirmed he will play a part this season.

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“Of course, Oumar Niasse is in our plans," Silva confirmed.

"I understand the question as well, we need to understand his football.

"He is a player who can give different things than the other players we have in this position.

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"He is different than all the others when you look at Cenk and at the other boy Dominic Calvert-Lewin – Oumar Niasse is completely different and in some moments, like this evening in the second-half, or when he starts games, he will give different things to the others.

“It is a matter of my decision, in the right moments of the game.”