Everton are favourites to land Barcelona defender Jean-Clair Todibo.
Todibo is on-loan this season at Schalke, which have a €25m option to sign him permanently - a fee S04 regards as too steep.
Instead, Sport says Everton are now in advanced talks with Barca to sign the young Frenchman.
Roma and Inter Milan have also made enquiries, however Everton are now rated as favourites to land Todibo.
The young stopper joined Barca in January 2019 from Toulouse, but struggled to make a first team impact.