• Negotiations continue over deal for 26-year-old Algeria forward • Everton also still hoping to make progress on Manolo Gabbiadini

Everton are close to agreeing a club record deal to sign Yacine Brahimi from Porto, with the Algeria forward expected on Merseyside on Wednesday to complete a medical.

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Despite signing Yannick Bolasie for an initial £25m from Crystal Palace, Ronald Koeman is still searching for more attacking reinforcements and has targeted Brahimi and the Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini.

But while progress in the move for Gabbiadini has so far stalled, negotiations with Porto for the 26-year-old are continuing, with Everton offering a deal that could be worth up to £35m. The Portuguese club are yet to accept that, although it is expected an agreement will be reached and Brahimi will move to Goodison Park.

Born in Paris, he began his career at Rennes before moving to the Spanish side Granada in 2012. Brahimi moved to Porto in 2014 for around £5m, although 80% of that fee was paid by the investment group Doyen Sports.

Capable of playing on either wing or in the No10 role, Brahimi scored seven league goals in both of his two seasons in Portugal. He is currently on international duty with Algeria for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho.

Despite reports in Italy on Tuesday that Everton had ended their interest in Gabbiadini, it is understood that a deal could still be reached for the Italy striker. An offer of around £16m was made earlier in the week, while Koeman is also interested in signing Wilfried Bony from Manchester City.