EVERTON will fight it out with Real Betis, Villarreal and Eibar for Den Haag defender Wilfred Kanon.
Toffees boss Sam Allardyce is keen on landing another centre-back this summer as he looks to overhaul the squad inherited from Ronald Koeman.
The 24-year-old Ivory Coast star is making a name for himself in the Dutch top flight is keen on joining one of Europe’s elite leagues and could be snapped up for a cut-price £2million this summer.
However the Merseysider’s face competition from La Liga with a posse of Spanish clubs closely monitoring his situation.
Villarreal want to offer Kanon the same opportunity they handed his fellow countryman Eric Bailly before his big money move to Manchester United.
Ambitious Real Betis who pushed for Arsenal star Jack Wilshere are also keen on taking the defender to Spain.
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Eibar, currently tenth in La Liga have also enquired about the defender who starred for his country as they scooped the African Cup of Nations three years ago.
The Premier League side were given hop when Kanon suggested in January he would love to follow his hero Didier Drogba and play for Chelsea in the future.
Kanon has made 71 appearances for the Alfons Groenendijk’s side since joining from Romanian outfit Corona Brasov in 2013.
Everton are also watching Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson and Juventus winger Kwadko Asamoah as they look to move on from a disastrous campaign following last summer’s huge outlay on players.
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