Morning all and welcome to the 23rd of August Everton transfer round up.
Everton have ruled themselves out of a move for Chelsea's England winger
Callum Hudson-Odoi, 22, but the Toffees remain in talks with Southampton over a deal for 27-year-old Scotland striker
Che Adams.
(Liverpool Echo)
However
Everton are looking to add more attacking quality to the squad during this summer transfer window and reports suggest that they are now in the race to sign
Callum Hudson-Odoi. You can see their need for better strikers or wingers and now a report from
The Evening Standard has suggested that they have now ‘entered the race’ to sign Hudson-Odoi.
AC Milan are now in talks with
Hugo Ekitike. That’s according to
Gianluca Di Marzio, who reports that the Italian giants are the latest club to join the race to sign the Paris Saint-Germain youngster. The Toffees had reportedly already made an offer to PSG to snap up the Frenchman, however they
failed with their bid as the club were hoping for a more significant buy option at the end of his loan deal.
Wilfried Gnonto has returned to first-team training. Leeds United are now looking to reintegrate the Italian winger back into Daniel Farke’s plans after he handed in a transfer request,
BBC Sport reports. Everton’s
most recent bid reached £25 million but was turned down by the Yorkshire outfit, while they were expected to make an improved offer for the Italy international. However, it looks increasingly likely that Gnonto’s pursuit of a move will be unsuccessful and the Toffees may have to move on as they look to bolster their attack.
FC Porto winger
Goncalo Borges at the centre of recent links to a move to Everton. That's according to
Portuguese outlet A Bola, who claim that Porto are acceptant of Borges' likely departure this month, with Everton joined in their interest by West Ham United.
After deciding to sell Ellis Simms to Coventry last month, the Blues are in need of reinforcements, and the
Patsen Daka has been linked as a potential target alongside
Southampton's Che Adams. However, the Merseysiders are said to face competition with French outfit AS Monaco for his signature.
L'Equipe report that Daka is said to be keen on a move to Monaco, but no agreement has been made, which is a boost to Everton's chances. Football Insider claim that 'Les Rouge et Blanc' have turned their full attention to the Zambian, after talks with Arsenal's
Folarin Balogun collapsed.
Everton have now made a move for Tottenham Hotspur defender
Japhet Tanganga, but they will have to do battle for his signature with another
Premier League club, a new report has revealed. As reported by journalist Rudy Galetti, the Toffees
are now focusing on bringing in a new "offensive player", so a new defender may not be considered a priority for
Sean Dyche, but the manager does have a couple of centre-back targets in mind.
According to ‘respected’
journalist Alan Myers, Everton are considering a move for Bissau-Guinean striker
Mama Balde, though he did stress that the interest is currently not advanced.