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Sam Allardyce is planning to trim the size of the Everton squad before the end of the January transfer window.
The Blues boss is eyeing a maximum of two more signings this month following the capture of Cenk Tosun from Besiktas.
But Allardyce says departures are essential if he is to re-work the squad as he sees fit with further exits expected following the £15m sale of Ross Barkley to Chelsea and Kevin Mirallas’ loan move to Olympiakos.
The futures of Sandro Ramirez, Davy Klaassen and Mo Besic are uncertain while Allardyce has suggested some of Everton’s younger players could be sent out on loan.
He told the ECHO: “There would have to be some exits, I don’t think there is any doubt about that because we’ve got about 30 players.
“Some of them are a lot of young talent that has developed and needs developing and maybe we might choose to let that development happen somewhere else on loan until the end of the season.
“But certainly, at the moment, we need to move a few players to bring maybe one or two in. I don’t think we need to think about anymore than that – maybe three – that would really good business.
“Whether we’ve got the capabilities to do that, time will tell as the window moves on but this one certainly was the most important and hopefully he will be a success immediately.”
Allardyce wants a left-sided defender and has said he would be interested in bringing Sevilla’s Steven N’Zonzi.
