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Everton have opened talks with Juventus over a move for the Turin club’s centre-back Merih Demiral, according to Calciomercato.
The Italian outlet reckons Everton are ready to pay between £22m-£27m for Demiral, the Turkey international nearing the end of his second Juventus campaign.
Demiral, 23, has played 14 times in Serie A this season and it is thought he is open to the idea of a switch to Goodison Park.
The Demiral story is picked up by the Daily Mail, which adds another Everton transfer link.
Max Aarons, the Norwich City right-back, is a target for manager Carlo Ancelotti, says the paper.
The 21-year-old has started 43 of Norwich's 44 Championship games this term as the Carrow Road club secured their Premier League return at the first time of asking.
Sport1 in Germany claims Everton will compete with West Ham United for RB Leipzig forward Hwang Hee-chan.
Hwang joined the Bundesliga club last summer after 126 games and 45 goals for sister club RB Salzburg in Austria.
Leipzig will apparently aim to recoup the £13.5m they paid for the South Korean, who can play anywhere across the frontline.
talkSPORT reckons West Ham’s hunt for a striker will lead them to Joshua King.
Norwegian King signed a short-term Goodison deal when arriving from Bournemouth in January and has appeared nine times from the bench.
The Athletic, meanwhile, reports that Marcel Brands has been closely observing Anthony Gordon during the Everton forward’s loan stint with Preston North End.
Everton Director of Football Brands is said to be impressed with what he’s seen from Gordon, the player’s attitude, in particular, and believes the 20-year-old has advanced his claims for regular First-Team involvement next term.
The Liverpool Echo features more from Brands, picking up on quotes from the Dutchman when he was asked on the Club’s recent USA Live event about Everton’s move to Bramley-Moore Dock.
A first-class new stadium, declared Brands, would strengthen his hand in the transfer market, albeit he’s found the Club a straightforward sell since joining three years ago.
“Yeah, it [stadium] will always help,” began Brands.
"Everton is always a big club anywhere, if I approach players they really look forward to playing for Everton.
“But the stadium will be something really special in Europe and it’ll help us a lot. Not only for recruiting players, but also to grow as a club and to give more fans the capability to come to our games.
"The stadium is such an important factor for our club to move on and to get our ambitions down."
