With a busy summer of transfer activity expected at Goodison Park, a protracted deal for Milan forward M’Baye Niang is still to be agreed due to the Seire A outfit’s valuation of the 22-year-old.
A fee of €18m was set in Watford’s loan agreement with the youngster last season and the rossoneri are still holding out for that price, while Calcio Mercato claim Everton have only offered €15m.
An agreement is expected to be reached ahead of a potential move to Merseyside, with the Toffees hoping to add to this week’s arrivals of Jordan Pickford and Davy Klaassen.
The Frenchman scored twice and registered a further two assists in 16 Premier League appearances last season but has failed to achieve the standards he set prior to injury in the 2015/16.
While Walter Mazzarri’s departure from Vicarage Road seemingly spelled the end of Watford’s interest, a move back to England still seems to be very much on the cards for Niang.
