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Everton are confident of signing Aaron Lennon from Tottenham today for a fee of around £4.5million.

The Goodison Park club have had word that sense is prevailing in the Spurs boardroom and the 28-year-old former England winger will be allowed his move to Merseyside.

Lennon has just a year left on his White Hart Lane deal and has not been allocated a squad number for this season.

He has turned down interest from other clubs because he is keen for a permanent move to Everton, where he spent the second half of last season on loan.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy had been demanding a £9m fee for Tottenham's longest-serving first-team player but Lennon is now expected to leave for around half that price.

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