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Everton will not be issuing a statement on the future of Ross Barkley today.

Blues boss Ronald Koeman is understood to have held talks with the club’s board about the 23-year-old.

Koeman issued an end of season deadline for Barkley to give Everton an answer after they offered him a new contract.

Barkley is entering the final 12 months of his deal.

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But when asked, following Sunday’s defeat to Arsenal, if he had received a decision from the Academy, Koeman said: “No.

“I will speak to the board tomorrow and we will make a statement about that.”

Though it is understood that no statement will be issued today, the ECHO understands the Blues do plan on publicly addressing the issue should it drag on much longer.