Marco Silva provides update on Andre Gomes's Everton future

Everton boss Marco Silva has urged his club to sign Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes on a permanent deal.

Gomes joined Everton on loan from Barca last summer and has made 26 appearances for the Toffees this term.

As it stands, the 25-year-old will be heading back to Camp Nou this summer, but Silva has urged the club's hierarchy to secure the midfielder's signature on a permanent contract.

"It is a very, very good opportunity for us. Let's see what the position is of his own club, we know our position and we know Andre's position also, so let's see what we can do," the Liverpool Echo quotes Silva as saying.

"But what we have inside our squad, even if he is a loan player, a player with high quality, high quality as a football player, high quality as a professional, a fantastic teammate for all his colleagues and he is everything we expect coming from a player of his quality. Let's see if we can have Andre permanently in our club."

Gomes played the full 90 minutes as Everton recorded a 2-0 victory at West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.