Everton have made contact with Adrien Rabiot's mother to discuss her son's availability for a potential transfer in January as Carlo Ancelotti looks to strengthen his squad.

The Toffees have won back to back Premier League games under their new manager and want to bolster their options in the January window as they look to climb up the Premier League table.

A report in footmercato has claimed Rabiot's mother Veronique, who has been known to orchestrate her son's transfer plans, has held talks with Everton regarding his interest in a January switch.

Everton have made contact with Adrien Rabiot's mother to discuss his availability in January

Everton are said to be desperate to sign a new centre back but a deal for a midfielder is also high on the list of priorities after summer signing Jean-Philippe Gbamin suffered woeful luck with injuries.

Rabiot has also been linked to Arsenal with their new manager Mikel Arteta reportedly seeking reinforcements to bolster his midfield.

Rabiot looked a shrewd acquisition after signing for Juventus on a free transfer from PSG this summer, but he has struggled to nail down a first-team place under Maurizio Sarri.

He is having to compete with an array of talented midfield stars at the club, including Miralem Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi, Aaron Ramsey, Rodrigo Bentancur and Emre Can.

Rabiot is struggling for game time with Juventus after arriving in Turin from PSG on a free

Juve are adamant that they don't want to sell Rabiot though and will block any approach for the player in January - even a loan bid - to keep him as a squad player and maintain their depth,

If the Italian giants are going to let one midfielder leave this winter it would be Can, who has struggled for game time since arriving on a free transfer from Liverpool in 2018.

Can is wanted by PSG and he is said to be interested in a move to the French capital in order to get more opportunities.

Former Chelsea boss Sarri has spoken in the past about Rabiot's struggles to gel into the team, calling him 'introverted'.

'He has struggled to settle into our football, but that is normal,' he said. He is also quite introverted, which doesn't help him to settle.'