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Roberto Martinez has 17 days to pull a rabbit out of the transfer hat - and Evertonians are hoping he can come up with the goods.

Well what about a Honda? A Keisuke Honda to be exact.

The Japanese midfielder has reportedly failed to impress AC Milan boss Sinsa Mihajlovic in pre-season - and Everton are said to be sniffing around hoping to tempt the Japan international to Merseyside.

Honda joined AC Milan in 2013 from CSKA Moscow and has played over 50 games for the Serie A giants. He's represented Japan 73 times, scoring 29 times.

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Muhamed Besic has ruled out a move to Besiktas, that's according to Turkish-Football.com.

The Bosnian midfielder has been linked with an exit from Goodison Park but it's reported that the 22-year-old has no intention of leaving Merseyside after a single season.

Besiktas are on the lookout for a midfielder after injuries to first choice pairing Veli Kavlak and Tolgay Arslan.

And finally, Paul Merson has offered his opinion on John Stones - saying the youngster needs to move to Chelsea as soon as possible.

Why? Because John Terry can help Stones, but Phil Jagielka just doesn't find the time. Great logic, Merse.

He said: “He [Stones] needs to get there as soon as possible. If Chelsea are going to buy him they need to buy him now to work with John Terry over this season and maybe next season – but definitely this season.

“And John will help him. A player of John Terry’s calibre with look after the player. He will talk him through [the games] and even if he plays 10 games in a season I think it’s better than playing 30 for Everton.

“[Phil] Jagielka’s a good player but he’s got to be looking after his own game, he can’t start looking after John Stones at the same time. It helps a younger player in my opinion.

“You looked at it the other day – he’s still got a lot to do. The Watford goal is a poor goal [to concede], so there is a lot to do with the lad, but I think he learns a lot more at Chelsea with John Terry.”

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