Everton push again for Dibling with £40m offer and target Chelsea’s Dewsbury-Hall

Everton have raised their bid for Tyler Dibling to about £40m and opened talks with Chelsea over signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Southampton have rejected two offers from Everton for the 19-year-old Dibling in recent days, of £27m and £35m, but Everton have returned with a third package worth iabout £40m including add-ons.

The England Under-21 international, who is believed to be open to joining Everton, has two years on his contract and Southampton are pushing for package nearer to £50m. They think others may come to the table.

Everton have missed out on several wide options this summer, including Francisco Conceição, who joined Juventus from Porto, and RB Leipzig’s recent signing from PSV, Johan Bakayoko. They also have interest in Lyon’s Malick Fofana, but the 20-year-old would prefer to join a club offering Champions League football.

David Moyes also wants to strengthen in central midfield and Dewsbury-Hall is a longstanding target. The 26-year-old started two Premier League games last season after his £30m arrival from Leicester and was deployed more often in Chelsea’s Conference League campaign. Everton have opened talks over a permanent deal, with Chelsea seeking to recoup their outlay.

Everton have completed four signings this summer – Carlos Alcaraz, the striker Thierno Barry, goalkeeper Mark Travers and the young left-back Adam Aznou – but 11 players have left, including nine members of last season’s first-team squad.

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