Everton have rejected a bid from Chelsea for Anthony Gordon as Thomas Tuchel has stepped up his curiosity within the winger.
Chelsea face a call whether or not to come back again with a second supply of round £50 million to check Everton’s resolve to maintain the England Beneath-21 worldwide.
Their place has been that Gordon shouldn’t be on the market whereas supervisor Frank Lampard is eager to construct across the 21-year-old, who he feels is a key participant in his plans.
However a good larger bid might assist Everton finance their summer time dealings, with Lampard in want of one other striker after Dominic Calvert-Lewin was injured and on the lookout for midfield reinforcements.
Everton had hoped to provide Gordon a brand new contract to replicate his improvement right into a first-team participant. He has three years left on the deal he signed in 2020 and has not rejected an improved supply, however nor has something been agreed.
A transfer for Gordon might take Chelsea’s summer time spending previous £200m. Since Todd Boehly’s takeover, they’ve purchased Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella, Carney Chukwuemeka and Gabriel Slonina.
Supervisor Tuchel has been eager so as to add to his ahead line after Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner left Stamford Bridge, although bringing in Gordon might permit Hakim Ziyech or Callum Hudson-Odoi to go away.
