31 Jul 2013 23:17
Reports on Tuesday suggested Barton, 30, was even willing to take a 50 per cent pay cut to move back to Merseyside
Roberto Martinez all smiles as Everton train at the home of the San Francisco Giants, AT & T ParkEverton FC are not interested in a move for Joey Barton despite the midfielder’s desire to join his boyhood club.
The QPR man wants to engineer an exit from the Championship outfit now his loan spell at Marseille has ended, and has told his agent to try and make his dream Goodison switch come true.
Reports on Tuesday suggested Barton, 30, was even willing to take a 50 per cent pay cut to move back to Merseyside, and claimed that Roberto Martinez was weighing up the prospect.
But the ECHO understands that the Blues won’t be rushing to take him up on his offer, and would prefer to sign a younger central midfielder to boost their options in the middle of the park.
Wigan’s Republic of Ireland international James McCarthy remains on their radar, but Martinez will not pay over the odds for a player he helped turn into an impressive Premier League performer at the DW Stadium, and is prepared to wait until later in August when he Marouane Fellaini’s future has become clearer before deciding on a move.
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