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Connor O'Neill

Why Everton haven't discussed Josh King's future after lack of playing time

Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that no talks have taken place between Everton and Josh King over the forward’s future.

King joined Everton from Bournemouth on transfer deadline day on a deal that only lasts until the end of the season.

The forward came off the bench for his Everton debut in the win over Leeds United back in February, but has since found regular game time hard to come by.

As a result of a lack of playing time at the club, King has been linked with a move away from Goodison Park this summer.

However, when asked whether he had spoken to the forward about his plans for next season, Ancelotti revealed that no talks have taken place as he is not yet talking about the future.

He said: "No we haven't talked about the future, because we are not talking about the future in this moment.

“The future of the structure of next season won't be discussed now because we are so involved in the games, maybe later."

"I think Josh is doing well, he didn't play a lot, it's true,” Ancelotti replied when asked about King’s lack of game time.

“He played more when we played in a different system, now for the fact we have a lot of midfielders out we've changed the shape and so he suffered a little bit more."

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