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Everton say they are going to wait until the end of the season before talking with five players who will be out of contract.

The Blues plan to sit down with Leon Osman, Tony Hibbert, Steven Pienaar, Darron Gibson and Felipe Mattioni once the season is over.

After sorting out the futures of Bryan Oviedo and Mo Besic in recent weeks, Roberto Martinez is keen to leave other contract talks until the end of the campaign.

New deals for Ross Barkley and John Stones also remain part of the manager's plans but he now wants to focus on the final 10 Premier League games of the season and the FA Cup.

"At the moment we have five players out of contract at the end of the season and every individual situation is going to be managed once the season ends," Martinez confirmed.

"There is no change in that.

"There were the things we had to do this season, some players had triggers in their contracts and that has been done.

"Now we need to focus on the football side, see how good we can be in the next 10 games in the league and see how far we can go in the FA Cup.

"That is a team period. We will then have the moment to talk with individuals."

Osman has said that even if Everton don't offer him a new deal, he plans to carry on playing while Pienaar has been linked with a move back to old club Ajax.

Gibson was primed to go out on loan in January but the Blues performed a u-turn and kept the Republic of Ireland international at Goodison.

Hibbert remains sidelined with injury but is understood to be edging closer to a return to fitness while Mattioni, who signed a short-term deal until the end of the season, is back with Everton after a loan spell with Doncaster Rovers.