Ronald Koeman is targeting an ambitious move for £30million Portugal midfielderWiliam Carvalho.
The Everton boss has the Portuguese Euro2016 winner in his sights with Napoli, Inter Milan and Leicester rivalling his interest in Zenit midfielder Axel Witsel.
Koeman has made a high-class midfielder one of his priorities at Goodison and sees Carvalho as a prime candidate.
Although the 24-year-old did not shine in Portugal’s win over France earlier this month, Everton have been impressed by his displays at club level for Sporting.