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Yannick Bolasie did not contact Marco Silva before Everton return

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Everton boss Marco Silva says he had no direct contact with Yannick Bolasie prior to his return from Aston Villa

Marco Silva has revealed that Yannick Bolasie did not consult him before cutting short his loan spell at Aston Villa and returning to Everton.

Bolasie joined Villa in the summer after making just 17 appearances last season, having come back from a year out with a serious knee injury.

The 29-year-old scored two goals in 21 appearances for Villa before deciding to exercise an option in his loan agreement to return to Everton but Silva says he knew nothing of Bolasie's decision.

Asked if he had been consulted by the player about leaving Villa, said: "No. It was Bolasie's decision to come back. He had this option in the agreement and he took that decision.

Yannick Bolasie
Image: Yannick Bolasie is back at Everton after cutting short his loan spell at Aston Villa

"In the end, he had contact with our board - I know everything what has happened and I know what is in his mind about taking this decision.

"I spoke with him when he arrived here at Finch Farm but not before he took the decision, no.

"It is not a complication, not at all. He is a good professional, we took that decision at the beginning of the season - we knew he had a bad injury - and he lost some weeks in the pre-season.

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"Now he has come back we will take a decision again. Let's see what will happen until the end of the market.

"We are here to support him and to try to find the best solution for him and the club. There are more days to decide what will be our decision before the end of the month."

Bolasie's return adds another player to a squad which Silva is trying to trim in order to bring in reinforcements.

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Silva, having admitted a week ago there were not the "financial conditions" for him to be active in January, reiterated he was unlikely to make any signings.

"If something special happens with our players and they leave the club we have a solution to sign new players," he added.

"If not, it will be really difficult."

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