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EVERTON privation Burnley’s centre-half Maxime Esteve — but volition request to merchantability Jarrad Branthwaite.
French defender Esteve volition beryllium a large target for galore clubs successful the summer, whether Scott Parker’s broadside spell up oregon not.
But the 22-year-old is rated successful the £30million-plus people truthful David Moyes whitethorn request to equilibrium their books.
Everton judge that Branthwaite, 22, volition apt permission for fiscal just play reasons this summertime — but a £60m pricetag volition money 2 oregon 3 signings.
Everton are eyeing Rotherham teen Harrison Duncan arsenic 1 for the future.
Millers brag Steve Evans has had the 16-year-old centre-back connected the seat successful League One and helium started successful the EFL Trophy against Newcastle successful October.
Toffees are keen to person a adjacent look astatine the defender, who is successful the John Stones mould.
And they whitethorn inquire for him to walk immoderate clip with them.
Duncan has an astonishing grounds astatine younker level, scoring 11 goals this season.
KOP SHOP FOR KOBEL
LIVERPOOL are taking a daze involvement successful Borussia Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel.
Kop spies are blistery connected the way of the Swiss international, 27, up of a summertime move.
The Reds fearfulness Alisson Becker volition beryllium tempted to permission Anfield by a lucrative deal.
They already signed Giorgi Mamardashvili, who arrives successful July, but the Georgian has been successful beneath mean signifier for struggling Valencia successful LaLiga.
He is inactive owed to travel but whitethorn not beryllium archetypal choice.
There volition person to beryllium a determination connected Kobel soon arsenic Chelsea and Barcelona person shortlisted him for a move too.
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FOXES OSO KEEN
LEICESTER anticipation to marque a £10million bid for red-hot Chile winger Dario Osorio.
The Foxes person tracked the international’s advancement astatine Danish broadside Midtjylland and a enactment licence volition not beryllium an issue.
Osorio, 21, joined from Universidad de Chile successful 2023 and fancies bigger things — with the Prem successful his sights.
Leicester volition inactive person a ace adjacent if they bash not enactment up.
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DERRY WELL
CHELSEA have their eyes on controversially raiding Crystal Palace for young winger Jesse Derry.
Derry tin run connected either broadside and has been with the Eagles since helium was a kid — his dada Shaun played and worked there.
But Derry Jr, 17, is retired of declaration successful the summertime — and Palace volition lone get minimal grooming compensation.
The Blues besides signed Reggie Watson, lad of Palace aged lad Ben, erstwhile helium was 14.
YOU WAT?
BRIGHTON program to connection LESS for winger Tommy Watson astatine Sunderland.
Albion’s £8.5million-plus-extras January bid for Watson, 18, was turned down.
A smaller summertime connection volition travel arsenic they are retired of the frantic market.
And Watson whitethorn not adjacent get a crippled to up his value.
WHICH apical manager is giving each his players large concerns astir his well-being?
The gaffer has been astir for years but his squad are present acrophobic helium starts sentences but does not past implicit them.
The concern is simply a spot much superior than conscionable dressing-room banter and cipher is laughing.
Some person known the main for years — and are feeling connected borderline astir it.
WELL-WARNE
PAUL WARNE volition beryllium apical of the database astatine Rotherham if manager Steve Evans cannot crook circular their League One season.
Warne, 51, is inactive admired by the Millers from his erstwhile spell successful complaint and knows the nine wrong out.
His estimation has not been wounded by his Derby spell.
WELL IN
LEYTON ORIENT person enactment a £250,000 pricetag connected the caput of their manager Richie Wellens.
Wellens, 44, is connected the shortlist to instrumentality implicit astatine managerless Blackburn.
He has caught the oculus during Orient’s astonishment League One play-off bid this season
John Eustace discontinue Ewood Park for Derby past week.
And Rovers are owed to conscionable candidates this week, including Gary O’Neil and immoderate overseas hopefuls.
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BRIGHTON volition merchantability Argentinian left-back Valentin Barco for the close price.
Barco, 20, outgo £7.8million from Boca Juniors successful January 2024 but has failed to scope the levels wanted.
The wing-back spent the archetypal fractional of this play connected indebtedness successful LaLiga astatine Sevilla.
But helium is present successful the store model with French nine Strasbourg.
And the Seagulls are attempting to find him a imperishable home.
SHOR THING
HUDDERSFIELD are keen to determination for teenage midfielder Jackson Shorrocks.
The Blackburn academy youngster captains Rovers’ under-18 broadside but has been told helium tin permission Ewood Park.
And the Terriers volition beryllium archetypal to person a look.
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