Sean Dyche has played down links between Everton midfielder Amadou Onana and Arsenal, suggesting there’s little in the rumours.

Arsenal have been linked with a number of midfielders in the last month or so, with the Gunners seemingly likely to invest in the position either now or in the summer.

One of those midfielders Arsenal are reportedly interested in is Amadou Onana, but Everton boss Sean Dyche claims there’s nothing new on that front.

“He’s been heavily linked before I was here and after,” Dyche said. “It’s just another story.

“He’s an Everton player, so any decision that we make on players, it will be us that decide.”

Fabrizio Romano recently wrote that Onana has always been a player appreciated by Arsenal, but the journalist doesn’t have any information about a concrete move for the player at this stage.

Romano writes that it’s too early to know what will happen with Onana, and Arsenal are still discussing their options internally.

Football Insider Team News and Ticks reported that Arsenal have liked Onana for a long time and tried to sign him before.

But the current links are described as “agent talk”, with no clubs making contact with Everton over a move, and Arsenal briefing the press that they haven’t made contact.

Everton are in some financial difficulties at the moment, and they’re under particular scrutiny following another recent breach of the Premier League’s rules.

Even so, it doesn’t appear that the club are rushing to sell their star players just yet.