Everton and Leicester City have both made informal inquiries about the RB Leipzig striker Jean-Kevin Augustin. The 21-year-old French forward is expected to cost around 20million euros (£17.5million) if he is sold this summer.

Augustin, a French Under-21 international, joined the German club from Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 on a five-year deal.

The forward was linked to a move to the Premier League in January but it now appears likely he will leave after Leipzig’s German DFB Cup Final against Bayern Munich next Saturday. Everton are in the market for a centre-forward with the expectation that Cenk Tosun, who has struggled to impress since his £27million move from Beskitas in January 2018, will leave and with competition needed for Dominic Calvert-Lewin as manager Marco Silva looks to continue to overhaul his squad. Everton remain keen to sign on-loan midfielder Andre Gomes from Barcelona on a permanent basis.

It appears that Leicester have also expressed an interest in Augustin although, as with Everton, they have not made a formal offer as yet as they continue to assess the transfer market.