Marcel Brands does not "expect" Everton to make signings in the January transfer window as they focus their efforts on "offloading" players.
The director of football has explained the plans for the rest of the winter market as part of his presentation at this evening's General Meeting of the shareholders.
It is believed that Bernard, Cenk Tosun and Jonjoe Kenny are among the players who are available for transfer this month.
Everton are still hoping to find new clubs for Yannick Bolasie and Mo Besic while Jarrad Branthwaite is on the verge of joining Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the season.
“We are still working to offload some players for new challenges in their careers," Brands said.
"We don't expect to sign new players in this window. In previous years we only signed youngster Jarrad Branthwaite, from Carlisle, in the January window.”
Brands has made no secret of his belief that the January window is not a good time to sign players.
Carlo Ancelotti, although confirming he has looked into possible transfers, said recently he was not "crazy" about adding to his squad this month.
