Everton are ready to step up their bid for Lazio striker Ciro Immobile.

Citta Celeste says Everton are prepared to offer Immobile a £130,000-a-week deal to convince him to leave the Serie A challengers for Goodison Park.

The Italian international is in the form of his life and has emerged as Carlo Ancelotti's number one transfer target.

Immobile has been all-but unstoppable this season, scoring 27 times in 26 league starts to fire Lazio in contention for their first Scudetto triumph since the year 2000.

Everton will face having to pay over €50m, however, if Lazio are to be persuaded to sell their star man.