Everton face another month of waiting for Thierry Small to make decision over their pro contract offer.
Small is only eligible to sign a pro deal when he turns 17 at the start of next month and the Blues are hoping he puts pen to paper, says the Liverpool Echo.
It remains unclear what the electric left-back's decision will be and a number of Premier League rivals - including Arsenal and Manchester United - have reportedly been circling around the England youth player.
Small became Everton's youngest ever player last season when Carlo Ancelotti brought him on for the final five minutes of January's FA Cup fourth round tie with Sheffield Wednesday.
The full-back was just 16 years and 176 days when he replaced James Rodriguez at Goodison, after a spell training under the Italian coach, and took the club record that had been held by Jose Baxter.
