Marco Silva says Phil Jagielka's Everton future could be influenced by the pursuit of Kurt Zouma.
Everton remain in talks with the club captain who is out of contract later this summer.
Silva is keen to offer Leighton Baines a 12 month extension but his intentions for Jagielka are less clear.
But the Blues boss has said what happens to the 36-year-old could depend on whether Everton can turn Zouma's loan deal from Chelsea into a permanent switch.
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“It could have an impact,” Silva told the ECHO.
“We are talking with Jags and, like always, being really clear and honest with him – not just because it's Jags – but it is a special situation, we have to be honest.
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“We are speaking with him and we will keep speaking with him over the next few days.”
