Thursday, 9th January, 2014



Everton have denied there is any notion of a pre-contract with Aiden McGeady, whilst insisting they are "close" to making their first few moves of the transfer window.

McGeady has long been linked with swapping Spartak Moscow for the blue half of Merseyside, and that speculation took a fresh turn yesterday.



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Reports in the British press linked McGeady with having agreed a pre-contract deal, with even a medical examination date reportedly set.

However, Everton manager Roberto Martinez, who had previously tried signing McGeady when at Wigan Athletic, rejected there was any deal imminent.

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When asked about the pre-contract and medical speculation, Martinez said: "I don't think so, unless I've not been told!

"The situation is that he is still registered with another football club and, as you know, I'll never be disrespectful to another club and speak about a player registered with another club. Aiden fits into that category."

Everton's injury situation, however, does mean there will be additions, as Martinez had previously claimed, with Standard Liege striker Michy Batshuayi and Borussia Monchengladbach's Luuk de Jong two of the names in the mix.

For now, Martinez is only content to provide timescale updates, adding: "We're close [to signing players]. But it's not a matter of rushing things.

"We want to bring one or two new faces in. But we came through five games in 14 days in a very good manner and the last thing I want to do is to bring someone who can dislodge that mentality and feeling."

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