Everton boss Rafa Benitez has cooled talk of a move for Serge Aurier.
The former Tottenham fullback is a free agent and being linked with the Blues.
But Benitez says: "I see no clear alternative with that. We have to think about the future and not just in the short term.
"Now we have to find the solutions but we have to be sure that the solutions are not just for a couple of months.
"But instead the rest of the season and next year."
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