Everton have agreed a €27million fee with Besiktas for striker Cenk Tosun according to a report in Turkey.

Istanbul-based sports reporter Serdar Sandag of major Turkish daily Milliyet announced that the clubs had struck a deal on his Twitter feed.

He says that the transfer (which would equate to approximately £24million if the price tag is correct) is a “bargain” for Tosun who will now sit at the negotiating table with the Blues himself on Thursday but with the player heading for Liverpool alongside his representative, the 26-year-old is not expected to have any issues in agreeing personal terms.

The Blues had spent the evening locked in talks with Besiktas president Fikret Orman who had jetted into London in the afternoon after negotiations had become more complicated over the fee after Everton director of football Steve Walsh had previously travelled to Istanbul on Friday.

Earlier in the day, Orman sent a warning to Everton saying they must meet their valuation of the Turkey international or a deal would not happen and claimed he has already rejected a big money offer for Tosun who seemingly had his heart set on a move to the Premier League.

He said: “A 35 million Euro bid came from China but we did not bring it up.

“However due to his willingness to play, we have not brought it up.

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“Cenk Tosun's future is important for us.

“There is no finished situation right now. If the conditions are what we want the transfer takes place.”