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'Our stars won’t be sold,' says Everton manager Roberto Martinez
EVERTON manager Roberto Martinez will not be tempted to cash in on his star players as Tottenham did with Gareth Bale.
Spurs sold Bale to Real Madrid for a record £86million in the summer with the money invested in a clutch of highly-rated players .
Martinez will get a chance to see some of those players first hand when Everton welcome Tottenham to Goodison Park tomorrow.
But when asked if he would be prepared to sell any of his top players – notably left-back Leighton Baines and midfielder Ross Barkley – Martinez would not entertain the idea.
He said: “No. We were at that stage in the summer , but once Marouane Fellaini and Victor Anichebe left, that gave us the opportunity to reinvest.
“Now we are in a position where we need a bit of continuity and time to squeeze our potential as a team. That stability is very important for us.”