James McCarthy and Kevin Mirallas are reportedly close to signing new contracts at Everton, despite transfer speculation surrounding both players.
Irish midfielder McCarthy has been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur throughout the summer, while West Ham United reportedly bid £7.5m for Belgian winger Mirallas last month.
The Guardian reports that both players are close to agreeing new deals at Goodison Park, with Toffees manager Roberto Martinez particularly keen to keep hold of McCarthy, for whom he paid Wigan Athletic £13m in 2013.
Speaking at a press conference, Martinez said: "The situation is James is not going anywhere. There are reports of a possible sale and I can guarantee that is not going to happen because he's a player we want to build our future around and he has got a long, long-term contract, another four years, and we made a big investment in him.
"He was a big investment from the Championship when we brought him in, we want the player to be happy, and we hope we will get the positive news over the next few days – on everyone; on any player that has been mentioned that could be leaving."
Everton face Watford in their season opener on Saturday.
Stephen Topping
