Everton saw a late transfer deadline day loan offer to sign Watford winger Ismaila Sarr turned down as the club continued its search for attacking reinforcements.
Sarr, who has come close to leaving the Hornets on more than one occasion in the past, was subject of a £2m loan bid from the Blues.
The deal would have included an obligation to sign the Senegalese for a fee of £30m, in the event of Everton avoiding relegation, but the Championship club stood firm over their star man by refusing a departure.
