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Roberto Martinez has insisted Everton would not even consider a "Gareth Bale-size" offer for emerging England midfield talent Ross Barkley.
The 20-year-old his seen his stock rise off the back of a number of eye-catching performances for the Merseysiders so far this season and, unsurprisingly, a host of Europe's powerhouse clubs have been credited with an interest.
Martinez is in no doubt Barkley wants to continue his education at Goodison Park and insisted the club is under no pressure to sell. Tottenham sold Wales winger Bale to Real Madrid in the summer for a world-record fee but the former Wigan boss said he was relaxed about the speculation.
The Spaniard said: "Ross is in a moment of his career where first, he knows that he needs to carry on developing and this is the perfect place to do that.
"Second, he is a mad Evertonian and enjoying every single second. And third, we are in the middle of a season where we would never, ever consider disrupting what we have got in our squad now."
He added: "It is not the right time for the player or the club to consider anything. Even if we got a Gareth Bale-size valuation we would never even consider it in January."
Everton are up to fifth in the Premier League table and Martinez suggested the progress being made was proof that Barkley is at the right club.
He said: "There is no question mark over Ross' future; he is in the best moment of his time and is everything we want a player to represent at Everton.
"There is not even a question mark against whether he is going to be here in February or not."
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