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Everton make offer for Alex Iwobi

Everton have turned their attentions to Arsenal's Alex Iwobi as they look to add more options to their squad before the transfer window closes.

Sky Sports News reporter Jim White has tweeted that the Blues have lodged a £30m bid for the Gunners winger as they try and fill what Marco Silva has deemed a vital need in his team in the form of a right-sided winger.

That bid, reported by Adrian Kajumba of the Daily Mail, to be £25m plus add-ons, has apparently been rejected by Arsenal.

David Ornstein of the BBC says that Everton would likely need to up their offer to £40m and that while Iwobi isn't agitating for a move, he would accept the switch to Goodison Park if a deal is struck between the two clubs by tomorrow's transfer deadline.

While the interest in Iwobi would appear to be as a result of Everton's frustration with Crystal Palace's sky-high demands for Wilfried Zaha, there some reports suggesting that Marcel Brands and Marco Silva want the Arsenal man in addition to Zaha, perhaps instead of Abdoulaye Doucouré for whom a £30m offer was apparently rejected this week.

Meanwhile, another reported target of Everton's among Unai Emery's squad, Danny Welbeck, has joined Watford on a free transfer.

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