Everton set to sign Gerard Deulofeu in permanent deal

15/06/2015

Talks over 6m switch from Nou Camp at an advanced stage



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The Daily Mail first claimed that the Blues were close to securing a £3m deal with the Spanish side for the mercurial winger and that is now lent credence by similar reports in the Liverpool Echo, Sky Sports (whose contributor Guillem Balague says the fee is just £2.2m) and in the Spanish press, including Marca who peg the transfer at £6m with add-ons.

Deulofeu spent Roberto Martinez's first season at Goodison Park and was taken to Evertonian hearts with some memorable goals and contributions to what was an impressive season.

He returned to his parent club hoping to convince then new manager Luis Enrique that he was worthy of being promoted to Barca's senior squad but was farmed out on loan again to Sevilla.

The winger struggled there and didn't figure much in the second half of the season just gone but he apparently held talks with Barcelona this week in which he made it clear that he didn't want his next move to be another loan.

It looks as though Martinez has made a decisive move for Deulofeu once it was clear Barcelona would allow the player to leave the Nou Camp permanently after he rejected a third loan spell, this time at Real Betis.

There have been suggestions that another Premier League club, believed to be West Ham, are trying to hijack Everton's proposed move but Deulofeu is thought to prefer a return to Goodison Park.

The deal will reportedly involve the player signing a three-year contract, with the option for another year, and Barcelona retaining a buy-back clause for £9m after two seasons or £12m the season after that.

If true, Deulofeu could become Everton's second signing of the summer after Tom Cleverley as Roberto Martinez looks to freshen up the side for the new campaign.

Quotes sourced from Daily Mail

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