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Everton are set to rival Newcastle United for the signing of Georginio Wijnaldum.

The PSV Eindhoven midfielder looks ready to leave the Dutch club this summer and the Blues have now registered their interest in the 24-year-old.

Newcastle are said to be favourites to sign the Holland international, who played at the World Cup last year, but the ECHO understands that Everton have also entered the race for his signature.

The Rotterdam-born playmaker started out at hometown club Feyenoord before moving to PSV where he won the Eredivisie this season as captain of the Dutch outfit.

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Wijnaldum is being priced at £15m with reports saying that Newcastle are ready to make the midfielder their highest paid player.

The international scored for Holland in their third-place play-off at last summer’s World Cup in Brazil.