Loads of Everton fans have been reacting to manager Carlo Ancelotti's transfer comments prior to the 2-2 draw with Newcastle United.

The Italian was asked during his pre-match press conference whether the rumours linking the club with a move for former Liverpool and current Juventus midfielder Emre Can was true, and he made it pretty clear what the situation was with his answer.

He said: "I told you at the press conference that all of the names in the newspapers were wrong. I can say the same today.

"All of the names in the newspapers are wrong, also the names on Sky are wrong."

Should the 60-year-old be telling the truth, then it is certainly good from the Merseyside outfit's perspective if they are managing to keep their potential targets out of the public eye.

Sky Sports reported previously that Everton wanted to sign a new centre-back and central midfielder during the January transfer window, but there has been no movement so far with the only major deal being the loan exit of Cenk Tosun to Crystal Palace.

Although nothing looks to be on the cards right now, some Toffees supporters are loving their manager's honesty and humour.

However, others believe that the comments from their manager point to it being unlikely that there will be any new arrivals through the door at Goodison Park this month.

It would be understandable from the club's point of view as it can be difficult to get good value for money at this time of year, but the centre-back and central midfield positions in particular do look to need strengthening right now.

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Ancelotti only has Mason Holgate, Yerry Mina and Michael Keane to pick from as senior options in central defence, while the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fabian Delph have struggled in the middle of the park, with the former duo picking up 3/10 and 2/10 ratings respectively from The Liverpool Echo following their FA Cup displays against Liverpool earlier this month.

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