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Allardyce penned an 18-month contract at Goodison Park in November and is hopeful of holding onto his job beyond the end of this season.

Allardyce has come under intense criticism after overseeing a dreadful run of results and performances since the turn of the year.

Coleman suffered a muscle injury during the win over Crystal Palace, while Baines has missed the last three-and-a-half months with a calf problem.

Evans is expected to depart the troubled Baggies at the end of the season and will reportedly be allowed to leave for a paltry £3m fee if Alan Pardew's side suffer relegation.

Since completing his move, 27-year-old Tosun has only made two starts for the Toffees and is yet to find the back of the net for his new club.

Allardyce commended Klaassen's attitude but does not think the former Ajax captain is bettering the "big competition" that faces him on Merseyside.

Everton have failed to replace Lukaku's goalscoring threat despite spending hundreds of millions on attacking players in recent months.

Recent reports suggested that Everton are prepared to part ways with Keane in the summer, but the former Burnley centre-back is determined to make sure he remains on Merseyside.

Everton Under-23 head coach David Unsworth was full of praise for Ramiro Funes Mori after his 74-minute Premier League Cup outing against Barnsley at Oakwell on Monday.

Unsworth rejected an approach from Oxford United earlier this week but is on the lookout for managerial opportunities.

Sam Allardyce claims that Everton Under-23s coach David Unsworth will have to "take the plunge" at some stage if he wants to be a manager after reports that he turned down Oxford.

Everton are in dire need of a new left-back and have been for several seasons but Allardyce revealed the Goodison Park hierarchy failed in their attempts to sign one in January.

Silva is considering legal action over compensation he believes he is owed by Watford, who relieved him of his duties last month.

Leighton Baines last featured for Everton in their defeat to Southampton on 26 November 2017 and has been sidelined since then with a calf injury.

Cenk Tosun has started in two Premier League matches for Everton since arriving at the Merseyside club from Turkish club Besiktas on 6 January.

Everton's Sam Allardyce has revealed the reason behind his decision to drop Cenk Tosun and dismissed suggestions that Ademola Lookman could have helped avoid a drubbing by Arsenal.

Theo Walcott's former club Southampton were also interested in re-signing the forward before he joined Everton in the January transfer window.

Lookman joined Leipzig in the hope of regular game-time but Rangnick suggested the 20-year-old will be used as "back-up".

Allardyce was keen to stress that he did not want to part with Lookman due to the departures of Aaron Lennon and Kevin Mirallas, who joined Burnley and Olympiakos respectively.

Everton manager Sam Allardyce said that Lookman would not be leaving on loan, but the England youth international secured a temporary deal to RB Leipzig on deadline day.

Allardyce has called on the owners of Premier League clubs to urge the division's governing body into a rethink over scheduling a round of fixtures on deadline day.

Eliaquim Mangala's chances of regular game-time suffered a blow after Manchester City signed Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao.

Former Ajax captain Klaassen has floundered during his spell on Merseyside but Allardyce does not think his Everton career should be ended completely just yet.

The Toffees were considering allowing Lookman to leave temporarily but that idea was given short shrift by Allardyce.

Sam Allardyce insists that Everton will not offload striker Oumar Niasse before the end of January, while Newcastle are reportedly seeking a loan deal for Sandro Ramirez.

Marco Silva has left Watford, with the club claiming that an approach for his services - believed to be from Everton - led to a "significant deterioration in focus and results".

Everton manager Sam Allardyce insists that Everton are now focused on reducing the size of their bloated first-team squad after signing Cenk Tosun and Theo Walcott.

Everton manager Sam Allardyce is keen on bringing his former cohort at Blackburn to Merseyside and reports in Spain suggest a deal is still possible.

Everton have reportedly paid Arsenal a fee more than £20m in securing Theo Walcott's signature. The England international snubbed Southampton to join Sam Allardyce's side.

Sam Allardyce's side are said to be close to sealing a £20m deal for Walcott, but Merson thinks he would flourish under Eddie Howe.