Everton boss Roberto Martinez says Kevin Mirallas must be patient over new contract talks.

Mirallas is understood to want to open negotiations over improved terms but must bide his time.

"Are we in talks? Not at the moment," Martinez explained. "We're going to leave every individual situation until further down the line.

"I do feel that talking about individual situations can be distracting at this point.

"We'll look at the players who are out of contract first and foremost because they're more urgent but players like Kevin Mirallas who has two-and-a-half years left on his contract is not something we need to consider yet."