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Everton find Anthony Gordon replacement as Chelsea edge closer to £60m transfer agreement

Everton appear to have identified a replacement for youngster Anthony Gordon amid links with a move to Chelsea in the next week. The 21-year-old has impressed for the Toffees and is being eyed for a switch to Stamford Bridge as the Blues continue their strategy surrounding young talent.

It would be one of a number of deals Thomas Tuchel may look to get over the line in the remaining nine days of the transfer window. The strategy up to this point has been split between signing young promising talent such as Carney Chukwuemeka, Cesare Casadei and Gabriel Slonina along with immediate first-team talent such as Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella.

However, after a heavy defeat away at Leeds, the German coach admitted he wasn't sure how much more business would get over the line: "I don't know. We need to wait.

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