Everton have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall after having another bid rejected for Southampton winger Tyler Dibling.
The fee for Dewsbury-Hall is an initial £25m plus add-ons that could increase the total to somewhere in the region of £29m, with the midfielder expected to undergo a medical.
A new No 8 is a priority for Everton boss David Moyes along with a defensive midfielder, with Leicester’s Wilfried Ndidi a player they like.
Dewsbury-Hall only joined Chelsea last summer, having impressed in Leicester’s Championship-winning campaign, and made 36 appearances, but started just two Premier League games.
Everton’s offer for Dibling was understood to be worth an initial £35m plus £8m in add-ons, a considerable increase from another one of their bids of around £27m.
Southampton had claimed earlier in the year that they would only be willing to sell the 19-year-old for £100m, but their valuation is thought to be £45m.
It remains to be seen whether Everton will follow up with another bid for Dibling, with Lyon’s Malick Fofana another winger target of theirs.
Dibling has two years remaining on his current contract at St Mary’s and Aston Villa, Chelsea, Tottenham and RB Leipzig have all previously shown an interest in him.
