Patson Daka could now join Bournemouth after Everton had an offer to take him on a season-long loan knocked back by Leicester City, claim the Daily Mail.
The Senegalese striker has been on the Blues’ list of targets this summer but the club’s strict budget means that taking some players on loan is the only way they can bring in the number of reinforcements needed.
And now it seems as though Bournemouth, who are reportedly ready to offer to buy Daka for £25m, could win the battle to sign him.
Daka has been left out of the Foxes’ squad recently with Enzo Maresca admitting that it is because of speculation about his future.
Everton continue to be linked with Ché Adams at Southampton and Beto of Udinese but neither deal appears close at the moment and it means Sean Dyche will go into another fixture without a viable goalscoring alternative to Dominic Calvert-Lewin.