Everton boss David Moyes admits he’s desperate to keep hold of Iliman Ndiaye.
The Senegal attacker has been linked with Manchester United and even Liverpool in recent weeks.
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But Moyes said on Friday: “He is the last person I would consider selling. There are others as well (that I wouldn’t want to sell), but my point is I have no interest in hearing the talk if there is talk out there.
“I don’t think there is any club that is not a selling club at the right value for their player. I am not saying that means he is for sale, I am not, I just think it is a genuine thing where there is a price where people would say: ‘well, we have to do something.’
“But it is getting too hard to build teams and also supporters are looking for a quick return which managers are not getting. So why would we be giving up their better players?
“Maybe in years gone by when I had to sell Wayne Rooney, Jack Rodwell, Joleon Lescott and other ones at different times. I do want to change that but I think the club has to change that and the only way we do that is by becoming a bigger club where the players are coming in.”
Everton meet Brentford on Saturday and Moyes added: “We have not established ourselves back in European football yet and from probably 10 years ago it was unbelievable to be in Europe. Now, because of the money and the fact there are more competitions and more games and more revenue that comes in, it means that if we don’t get into that we are not able to pay the big enough wages, the big enough transfer fees.
“The amount of players I tried to get last summer who wouldn’t or couldn’t come, I think if we could make Europe they might just see Everton a bit different. Not saying they would see us completely differently, but I am trying to get us into a position not where we don’t have to sell.
“I think every club is sometimes in a position where they have to sell. Alexander Isak leaves Newcastle, I am sure there is no way they wanted to sell, but it can be player power, it can be different things as well and it is not just completely down to the money maybe.”