Everton's star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is refusing to agree new terms with the club and is set to leave on a free transfer when his contract expires in July

Sean Dyche believes protecting Everton's position is the priority and that keeping Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be more important than receiving cash for him in January

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Sean Dyche has firmly dismissed the idea of offloading Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the January transfer window, despite the risk of losing him for free in the summer. Calvert-Lewin has resisted Everton's attempts to secure a new contract and it appears that the former England striker is set to depart on a free transfer come July.

Lewin's contract runs out at the end of the season but Sean Dyche sees the centre-forward as too important to risk making a sale in the New Year.