"Alex still considers Everton to be his club," said Dunford, "and he wanted to meet the new manager.
"David also wanted to see him, but the situation remains the same as it was when Alex first went to France.
" Monaco have an option to make the loan deal permanent, but for that to happen we would want to secure what we consider to be a fair transfer fee for the player.
"We will talk about that after the loan spell ends on May 4."