Everton have received late transfer window interest in Andre Gomes from French side Lille.
The ECHO understands that the 29-year-old could be getting closer to securing a move away from Goodison Park late in the summer to the Ligue 1 side, with the midfielder having left Finch Farm early on Thursday and flown out to undertake a medical.
Frank Lampard and Kevin Thelwell have made moves to strengthen that area of the pitch for the Blues this summer with the arrival of Amadou Onana already confirmed.