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Luke Garbutt has been offered deals by Swansea City and Bournemouth as clubs begin to circle around the Everton left-back.

The 22-year-old is out of contract next month and although the Blues have put fresh terms on the table, the defender has yet to agree.

Garbutt was expected to start Everton’s final two games of the season following an injury to Leighton Baines but Brendan Galloway has been preferred in matches with West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur.

The England under-21 international, who has made 10 appearances for the Blues this season, wants regular first-team football but finds himself in the queue at Goodison behind Baines while also jostling for his place with Bryan Oviedo.

Everton want Garbutt to sign a new contract, and would look to secure a season out on loan in the Premier League, but the former Leeds United youngster is still mulling over his future although he did appear to be saying his goodbyes after the defeat to Spurs on Sunday.

And offers from Swansea and newly promoted Bournemouth are leading the way in tempting him from Goodison, although a move to Liverpool, as has been rumoured, is thought to be unlikely at this stage.

READ: Phil Kirkbride on why Garbutt should trust Martinez and stay with the Blues.

Should Garbutt leave then his transfer would be subject to a tribunal to determine compensation due to the Blues.

The ECHO understands Everton could be in line to receive as much as £4m from this process.

Ahead of the Spurs game, Martinez said: “He’s been part of a very successful story, as another academy graduate who has been given a chance in the first team.

“He is now in a situation where he wants to think. It is not 100% what he wants to do and that is something we have to respect.

“Obviously, we want to keep him, but the player needs to be fully on board and we should find out very soon.”