Espanyol striker Borja Iglesias has rejected an approach from Everton, telling the Toffees that he has no intention of leaving the Catalan side in January.
Iglesias has scored nine goals in 19 La Liga appearances for Espanyol this season since joining from Celta Vigo in the summer, putting his new side in contention for Europa League qualification.
Marca claims that Everton declared their interest in Iglesias and were ready to pay his €28m release clause before he put his foot down and told them that he had no interest in leaving Espanyol.
Everton have mainly used Richarlison as their first choice striker this season, but the Brazilian is not a centre forward by trade and Marco Silva wants to add a target man to his squad.