Everton join Villa and Newcastle in race for Bristol City star Adam Webster
EVERTON have joined the race for Bristol City’s Adam Webster.
Aston Villa and Newcastle also want the defender, 24, who was signed from Ipswich last summer for £3.5million, rising to £8m.
The Tractor Boys have a sell-on clause – so City immediately want bids north of £10m, with Villa thought to be offering around £12m.
Webster played 47 times for Bristol City in 2018-19 – across all competitions – scoring three times.
But now he could be on his way to Goodison Park, joining Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes.
The Toffees saw off Tottenham and West Ham to agree a £22m fee for Portuguese star.
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Gomes, 25, is set to sign a permanent deal with Marco Silva’s team after a successful season on loan at Goodison.
West Ham actually offered £25million for the player and Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was also keen to add Gomes to his squad.
But the player made it clear that he wanted to stay at Everton, where he has established himself as a fans’ favourite and gets on well with manager Silva.
Gomes’ reluctance to consider a move to another Premier League team has scuppered Barcelona’s hopes of starting an auction.
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The La Liga champions splashed around £40m when they signed him from Valencia in 2016 – and made a huge loss on the midfielder.
Everton have recouped the majority of the £22m fee by offloading Nikola Vlasic to CSKA Moscow for £14million.
The Croatian international winger managed just 12 Premier League appearances following a £10million move from Hajduk Split in 2017.