Everton are reportedly planning to offload misfit striker Oumar Niasse.
Questions over the Senegal international have persisted in the five months since he completed a lucrative £13.5 million move from Lokamotiv Moscow.
And new Blues manager Ronald Koeman has closed the door to any potential redemption for Niasse at Goodison Park as he prepares to firm up his squad.
The Daily Mirror claim that the 26-year-old was informed of his fate during Everton’s pre-season training camp in Austria last week.
Returning to Russia on loan appears the most likely outcome for Niasse, who made just seven appearances in the remaining three months of last season.