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An Everton scout has claimed the Blues are interested in strikers Carlos Bacca and Duvan Zapata.

Carlo Jacomuzzi is quoted as telling Radio CRC in Italy that the Blues are to hold a series of meetings with Serie A clubs in the coming days.

Director of football Steve Walsh has been spotted in Milan today and Jacomuzzi says AC Milan forward Bacca, 30, is of interest.

Everton are also set to talk with Fiorentina and Napoli with their striker Zapata, valued at €25m, said to be on the Blues’ radar.

“Bacca and Zapata have interesting profiles, but [a move] for one would exclude the other,” Jacomuzzi is quoted as saying.

“These days we will talk with AC Milan, Fiorentina, Napoli and other teams - we’ll see if anything happens.

“We followed Dries Mertens and had spoken to his agent but that idea has now waned. Faouzi Ghoulam? Another dead end - he is now staying in Naples.

“The 25million that [Napoli president] Aurelio De Laurentiis asks for Zapata is too high, however everyone has the right to ask for what they want.

“This day we will have talks with several Italian teams, we talked with Milan, then we will also talk with Inter and Napoli.

“He could be an ideal player for the Premier League.”

Bacca scored 14 goals in 34 appearances for Milan in Serie A last term, while Zapata, who is 26, plundered 10 in 38 games.

Earlier reports from Italy suggested that Everton were in Milan to also discuss M’Baye Niang as well as hold a meeting with Inter over Ever Banega.