Sam Allardyce says he will remain as Everton manager for next season.
Allardyce signed an 18-month contract to succeed Ronald Koeman in late November but has faced strong opposition from Blues supporter since.
Fans have regularly aired their disapproval of the one-time England boss at games and unfurled a banner before Monday’s win over Newcastle United.
But Allardyce claims he held talks with Everton’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri in London on Thursday to discuss plans for the forthcoming campaign.
He said: “I discussed the plans for next season yesterday with Farhad and we’ve got some clarity moving forward now.
“I think our pre-season in terms of when we start back and where we go is nearly in place.
“The ins and outs of players is a pure wait-and-see basis in terms of what we can try and achieve and then under those circumstances what players do we move on.
“We’ve had a discussion in that manner and we try and move forward at the end of the season as quick as we can.”