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Everton are interested in Lyon midfielder Tanguy Ndombele.

The Blues have been running the rule over the 21-year-old and recently sent chief scout Martyn Glover to watch the France international.

Everton would face competition from a host of top European clubs should they make a move for the player who joined Lyon permanently this summer for just €8m from Amiens, after initially signing on loan.

Ndombele, who has starred in this season's Champions League for the Ligue 1 club, is valued at £40m and Manchester City were linked with showing interest in him, earlier this month.

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Everton's tracking of the young midfielder is a sign that Marcel Brands and Marco Silva want to bolster the squad's midfield options over the course of the next two transfer windows.

Brands and Silva are keen to add a powerful, box-to-box player in that position and while the Blues plan on testing Barcelona's resolve over Andre Gomes in the summer, Everton may look to build greater strength in depth in that area.

Tom Davies remains a key member of the Everton ranks but Morgan Schneiderlin has failed to make the matchday squad for the past five games while James McCarthy is yet to make his first-team return after his recovery from a broken leg.