Everton have entered into talks to sign Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with Chelsea willing to sell the midfielder permanently a year after signing him for £30million.
It comes after manager David Moyes urged the Merseyside club to get a hurry on with securing him signings for the next season.
Dewsbury-Hall made only two Premier League starts for Chelsea last term as they finished fourth, but was much more relied upon in their victorious run in the Conference League.
The 26-year-old Englishman was also useful internally to manager Enzo Maresca in getting his initial ideas across, having played under him at Leicester City previously.
Chelsea would want to recoup similar money to the £30m they paid when signing him from the Foxes and negotiations are ongoing.
Everton are not alone in having enquired on Dewsbury-Hall, however.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, pictured (right) celebrating a goal for Chelsea in their semi-final win over Djurgardens in last season’s Europa Conference League semi-final, is wanted by Everton
Everton manager David Moyes has urged the club to get a hurry on with securing him signings
Dewsbury-Hall has won two trophies with Chelsea but only started two league games last term
Chelsea are now getting to work on outgoings with an agreement also in place for Burnley to sign Lesley Ugochukwu, 21, permanently. Armando Broja is likewise on his way to the newly-promoted Premier League club.
The Blues have already sold Marcus Bettinelli, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Bashir Humphreys, Mathis Amougou, Dorde Petrovic, Noni Madueke and Joao Felix this summer.
Elsewhere, Carney Chukwuemeka, 21, is in talks to sign for Borussia Dortmund.
Chelsea’s players who competed at the Club World Cup returned for their first day of pre-season at Cobham on Monday, with less than two weeks until their Premier League opener versus Crystal Palace.
