Everton have accepted a £10.5 million offer from Fulham for striker Andy Johnson.
And Fulham now appear to have jumped to the front of the queue - ahead of Wigan and Sunderland - by having their offer accepted.
Johnson travelled with the Everton squad for their pre-season friendly at Preston on Tuesday night but was not included in either the starting line-up or substitutes.
And the Echo claims it is now "inevitable" that Johnson's two-year stay at Goodison will end in the next few days.