Sam Allardyce has confirmed that he held talks with majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri on Thursday to seek clarity on his future as Everton manager.
The 63-year-old has come under fire from certain sections on the Toffees' fanbase for his style of play and a set of mixed results in his five months at the helm.
Allardyce, who took over from Ronald Koeman in November with the task of lifting the club away from the relegation zone, is under contract at Goodison Park until the end of next season.
Amid fresh calls for the ex-England boss to step aside in the summer, Allardyce has offered a big hint that he will remain in charge for the 2018-19 campaign.
"I discussed the plans for next season yesterday with Farhad and we've got some clarity moving forward now," he told reporters at Friday morning's press conference.
"I think our pre-season in terms of when we start back and where we go is nearly in place. The ins and outs of players is a pure wait-and-see basis in terms of what we can try and achieve and then under those circumstances what players do we move on.
"We've had a discussion in that manner and we try and move forward at the end of the season as quick as we can."
Eighth-placed Everton face Huddersfield Town this weekend, before games against Southampton and West Ham United to see out the campaign.
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