Marco Silva has addressed the future of Joao Mario as Everton continue to be linked with the Inter Milan star.
The Blues will undergo another overhaul of the squad this summer as they try to further improve and push up the Premier League table in 2019/20.
Marcel Brands and the manager have already identified a multitude of targets in a number of positions across the pitch which the club desperately need to strengthen.
And recent rumours have suggested that Mario could be one of those players.
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It was reported last week that the Inter Milan midfielder had been offered to Everton in a £15 million deal as the Italians are seemingly keen to offload the 26-year-old in the coming transfer window.
However, Silva has now confirmed this is not the case.
Speaking to the Portuguese media the Blues boss confirmed that, while his side are in the hunt for a number of players, Mario is not someone who is currently being considered.
"João Mário is a player of Inter and there is nothing more than that," Silva told O Jogo .
"He was my player, I was the one who put him in the main team of Sporting. He had a very good season, but at the moment he is not on the table."
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Mario has some Premier League experience under his belt already, having spent some time on loan with West Ham United across the 2017/18 campaign.
The midfielder made 22 appearances for Inter Milan this term, bagging one goal and two assists in the process.
