Everton is pursuing a second bid to Manchester United for Morgan Schneiderlin.
United rejected Everton’s opening offer of £19 million for Schneiderlin but negotiations will continue, with Ronald Koeman insisting he is not interested in backup options.
“We know what we want,” the Everton manager said. “We know the players we want and it is up to the board to make the deal and then, OK, if we don’t get that positive call from the board then I am focused on my job, which is to prepare the team for the next game. We will see if finally we get the players in because that is really important for the team. If not we don’t sign other players because that is not what I want.”