According to Fabrizio Romano, Everton are rivalling West Ham with their renewed interest in 22-year-old Gonçalo Borges.
The Blues reportedly failed with a last-ditch attempt to sign Borges in the final hours of the summer 2022 transfer window when Frank Lampard was still boss, with bids of around £8.5m and just over £10m knocked back by Porto.
If Romano is correct, Director of Football Kevin Thelwell is still keen on the Lisbon-born player who primarily plays wide on the right where has played for the bulk of his time coming through the ranks at FC Porto but can also operate on left.
Last season he played 20 times at first-team level without scoring but for Porto B he has 11 goals and 8 assists in 78 appearances.
According to reports in Portugual a year ago, Porto were looking for around £13m for Borges although it is not clear what their expectations would be this time around but Everton could see him as an alternative to Wilfried Gnonto whom they’ve been trying to sign all summer without any success.