Koeman wants Sigurdsson in place at Everton by the start of next week

Everton are hoping to finally push through a club-record deal for Swansea City’s Gylfi Sigurdsson.

There has been renewed contact between the clubs with Swansea seeking £50 million, including add-ons, for the Iceland international who is top of Ronald Koeman’s wanted list.

Koeman, the Everton manager whose side host Sevilla in a friendly tomorrow, wants Sigurdsson in place by the start of next week.

Everton learnt yesterday that they will face Hajduk Split in their Europa League play-off, with the first leg at Goodison Park on August 17 and the second leg in Croatia a week later.

They progressed by beating MFK Ruzomberok 2-0 on aggregate, with Thursday’s 1-0 second-leg win coming courtesy of Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late strike in Slovakia.

The forward scored when England