Everton have identified £1.5m-rated Elderson Echiejile as a possible replacement for Manchester United target Leighton Baines.
Echiejile has already told Portuguese club Sporting Braga he wishes to leave this summer.
Baines, 28, continues to be linked with a
switch to Old Trafford which would see him reunited with his former
boss David Moyes, according to mirror.co.uk.
Toffees boss Roberto Martinez is
privately bracing himself for the departure of the England full-back and
is drawing up contingency plans.
Echiejile, 25, was part of the Nigeria
squad who took part in the Confederations Cup this summer and has 33
caps for his country.
Braga have a £4m release clause in
Echiejile’s contract, but accept they will have to sell at a fraction of
that price as the defender has just a year remaining on his contract.
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