An enquiry from Inter Milan for Everton star Iliman Ndiaye, valuing the 25-year-old at around £40 million, was immediately rejected by the Toffees, according to The Athletic.
The winger ended last season with 11 goals in 37 games for the Hill Dickinson Stadium club and has continued from where he stopped.
Ndiaye has two goals in three Premier League appearances for Everton in 2025-26, and manager David Moyes will be glad to have held on to the Senegalese international.
Neal Maupay, Mason Holgate, Joao Virginia, Ashley Young, Asmir Begovic, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Billy Crellin, Orel Mangala, Jesper Lindstrom, Jack Harrison and Armando Broja all left the club at the end of last season.
Moyes was not ready to lose another top player, and the decision is proving to be a smart one.
Ndiaye joined Everton for around £15m from Marseille last year, and selling him for £40m would have helped boost the transfer coffers of the club.
They bolstered their squad with the additions of eight new players after Charly Alcaraz was signed permanently after his impressive loan spell from last term.
Thierno Barry, Mark Travers, Adam Aznou, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tom King, Tyler Dibling were signed in permanent deals while Merlin Rohl and Jack Grealish joined on loan.
Moyes would have loved to add more players but he can have no complaints as Everton had a decent summer transfer window.
They started the campaign with a narrow and unlucky 1-0 defeat to Leeds United but have since bounced back with impressive wins over Brighton & Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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