Sam Allardyce will ask every member of Everton’s squad if they want to stay at the club.
Allardyce is preparing to shape the Blues in the January transfer window, with a replacement for Romelu Lukaku expected to be chief among his plans.
But the former England boss has also outlined his plans to offer players that see their futures away from Goodison Park a potential escape route next month.
Several of Everton’s summer recruits have struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League, notably midfielder Davy Klaassen and striker Sandro Ramirez.
And while Allardyce is ready to offload players who consider themselves surplus to requirement, he is also open to giving the entire 31-man squad a chance to contribute.
“If every player is honest enough when I finally get through the one-on-ones, they will tell me if they want to stay or they don’t,” said the Everton manager.
“If you are going to be honest with the manager, or if they want to leave it a bit longer and see how it goes to January, then I’ll deal with it.
“I don’t want anyone here who doesn’t want to be here.
“By the same token there’s always a price to pay and the club accepts we are not going to be mugs and let people leave under value in today’s market.
“People might want to move because it hasn’t quite worked or they have not settled as well as they thought. Up until then all these guys have a chance.”
He added: “At the moment we would look to add a goalscorer. Dominic [Calvert-Lewin] has done well, [Oumar] Niasse has scored a few.
“It is the hardest thing to recruit players who score goals and hopefully there is somebody that can be brought in.
“If not, we will have to try to get Sandro to contribute a bit more. When everybody is fit, we have a 31-man squad.
“At this early stage adding more players to that would mean thinking ‘Who is going to come in for one of our players and am I prepared to sell them or rotate the squad a little bit?’
“I don’t want to be in a desperate position in January. I want the players to show me that I don’t desperately need to sign anyone and that we are going to be OK for this season.
“Then it would be a key element of next pre-season. The hardest time of the year to recruit the players, and the most expensive time, is January.”