David Moyes has dismissed claims Everton rejected a bid for Iliman Ndiaye.
Ndiaye along with club and country teammate Idrissa Gueye are currently preparing for Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations final with Morocco on Sunday.
The forward’s impressive performance for Moyes’ side have led to speculation that he is attracting interest from within European football’s food chain.
Clubs in the Premier League and Serie A were said to have offers rebuffed last summer while recent claims suggested that Tottenham keen on Ndiaye.
But Moyes insists he is not aware of any approach for the 25-year-old and that the Blues have no plans to part with one of their key creative outlets.
He said: “There’s absolutely zero truth in that.
“If there is, I don’t know anything about it, that’s for sure.
“As far as I’m concerned, I’ve never even heard of it to be honest. It sounds like someone has made that up somewhere..
“We’ve no intention of letting Ili go, none whatsoever. I’m sure there’s a price for every player on the planet if you look around.
“But if you ask me, we have no intention of selling Ili.
“We need him back to give us some creativity and make and score goals. So, we’re missing him for all those good reasons.”
Moyes continues to manage expectations around potential incomings during the January window despite his small squad being decimated by injuries.
But the Everton manager is confident that owners The Friedkin Group will afford him backing for potential additions should they prove attainable.
“All managers, we’re all hoping to get bigger numbers,” admitted Moyes.
“But I think the club have outlined we spent in the summer, that was the main part.
“It’s not me who’s is saying it, the CEO is saying it as well that we don’t expect to be doing too much business, so that’s where we are with it really.
“I think we had about 12 or 13 players out of contract in the summer, so it’s been quite a big turnaround already.
“If I can get a couple of players in, the club will certainly back me, I’ve got no doubt about that, they’ve been really good.
“Maybe they can’t back me on a £60 million or £70M signing but they’ll back me on what they’d think would be the right numbers if we can come up with the players required.”