Everton manager David Moyes has sent members of his coaching team to watch an "unbelievable" target in action, according to an update from reliable journalist Alan Nixon.
Everton continue to be linked with summer signings ahead of stadium move
With the Blues' Premier League status looking all but secured for another season, attention is gradually turned to potential summer signings, as Moyes looks to take his team up a level in 2025/26.
One player who Everton have been linked with is Emanuel Emegha, who is currently plying his trade at Strasbourg, scoring 11 goals in Ligue 1 so far this season. He is seen as a long-term replacement for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, should the Englishman leave this summer.
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He isn't the only possible successor to Calvert-Lewin leading the line for the Blues, however, with Fenerbahce marksman Semih Kilicsoy another name who has been thrown into the mix.
In defence, Michael Keane will need to be replaced in the summer transfer window, with Thomas Kristensen mentioned as an option to come in. The Udinese centre-back is the subject of plenty of interest away from Everton, however, with West Ham United, Juventus and AC Milan among those battling to snap him up.
Moyes personally pushing for Everton to sign player
According to Nixon on Patreon [via Football League World], Everton are still pushing to sign West Brom attacker Tom Fellows this summer, with Moyes actively pursuing a move for him by sending his coaching staff to watch him.
Alan Irvine and Charlie Adam were sent to view him last week, however, there was a problem as he actually missed the Baggies' clash with Burnley due to a family bereavement.
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The fact that Everton were also reportedly looking to sign Fellows in the January window suggests that they see him as a genuinely strong target, with their interest not going away.
It was always going to be tricky to prise him away from the Hawthorns midway through the season, given his importance to West Brom, but they will find it harder to keep him this summer, especially if they fail to earn promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.
Fellows, who could cost at least £20m this summer, has enjoyed an excellent campaign for the Baggies, registering 11 assists in the league, which is the joint-most alongside Middlesbrough's Finn Azaz, and Karlan Grant has lauded him, saying:
"He's an unbelievable young player. As soon as he does that step-over, I know the ball's going to be arriving at the back stick and there's going to be chances."
While some Everton supporters may struggle to get overly excited about the Blues signing a Championship player, instead wanting someone to arrive from one of Europe's top leagues, Fellows is a youngster with so much long-term potential.
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