Everton manager David Moyes has told Tim Cahill that he is still part of his plans at Goodison Park.
Reports have linked Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr with a move for the Australian midfielder, who played more of a bit-part role last season.
However, the Scot said that the 32-year-old is still a "big part" of the Toffees' immediate future.
"He's fit, he's athletic, he can do several jobs for us," Moyes told the Liverpool Echo.
"There's been a couple of games where we've been able to change and rest him because we've had a fully fit squad, but Tim's been the mainstay of the way we've played.
"There'll be a time when we have to move on and that will evolve, but not at the moment. I think he's still got a two or three-year contract and he'll still be a big part of what we do."
Cahill joined Everton from Millwall in 2004.
