Dynamo Kiev rule out January sale of Yarmolenko

21/01/2016

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Dynamo Kiev's owner, Igor Surkis, has said that Andriy Yarmolenko won't be going anywhere this month because he wants to keep the 26-year-old on board for the remainder of his club's Champions League run.

Though the report doesn't carry any direct quotes, that's the claim in The Mirror who say that Everton are still interested in signing Yarmolenko, who is continuing his rehabilitation from a medial knee ligament injury that would preclude him from going straight into Everton's side anyway, but will have to wait until the summer.

Recent speculation had it that the Blues were prepared to offer £21m for the Ukrainian international after Yarmolenko himself said that his situation hasn't changed: i.e. he has an agreement with the Kiev supremo that he can leave to join a club in a "bigger league" provided Dynamo receive a "suitable offer."

Broadcaster Ian "Moose" Abrahams tweeted this evening that according to his sources "Yarmolenko to Everton is back on the agenda".

Meanwhile, there are reports that Arsenal have entered the race to sign him and could offer £25m this month to prise Yarmolenko away.

Elsewhere, another reported Everton target, Ià±aki Williams has signed a new contract at Athletic Bilbao, putting an end to those transfer stories linking him with a move to Goodison Park.

And Chelsea's Bertrand Traore, mooted as a possible loan signing this month for Roberto Martinez, looks likely to join Marseille on loan.

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