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Everton, Southampton chasing Gent keeper Lovre Kalinic

Gent goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic is a target for Premier League clubs.

The Sun says the giant Croatian international starred against Tottenham as his Belgian club dumped them out of the Europa League last week.

Kalinic, 26, was watched by scouts from Everton, Southampton and West Ham at Wembley — and it is the Toffees who are poised for a swoop in the summer as manager Ronald Koeman looks for a new No1.

The 6ft 7in keeper, who has only been with Gent since last month, was denied a move to Aston Villa last season when he was playing for Hajduk Split in Croatia.

He failed to get a work permit in a controversial case.

A work permit should now be a certainty if any club offers the right package, pushing up his points total under the new system.

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