Everton are reportedly ‘prepared to complete’ the signings of both Conor Coady and Amadou Onana this week and are ‘optimistic’ over another deal ‘at final stages’.
Should all three transfers be completed it would mean six players will have arrived at Goodison Park this summer following the additions of Dwight McNeil for £20m and James Tarkowski for free, both from Burnley, and Ruben Vinagre, on loan from Sporting Lisbon.
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Everton are said to have beaten West Ham to the signing of Onana, who enjoyed an impressive 2021-22 campaign with Lille, playing 41 matches across all competitions, including eight times in the Champions League.
The 20-year-old penned a new five-year contract last August after joining from Hamburg for around £6m, but the Hammers have persuaded him to move to the Premier League having reportedly agreed a £33.5m fee with the Ligue 1 side.
The Toffees are also close to announcing a deal for Wolves captain Conor Coady having agreed a fee of £12m plus add-ons.
And Fabrizio Romano claims Frank Lampard’s side are set to complete both signings this week.
Romano tweeted: ‘Everton are prepared to complete both Conor Coady and Amadou Onana signings this week, documents in progress with Wolves for the centre back who’s top of Lampard’s list.’
The transfer expert also revealed the return of Idrissa Gueye to Goodison Park is ‘at final stages’ with Everton ‘optimistic’ of getting a deal for the 32-year-old over the line.
It’s rumoured a fee of £8.5m has been agreed with Paris Saint-Germain for the midfielder.
Everton lost 1-0 to Chelsea on Saturday and Lampard said he was impressed with his side’s performance, before admitting new signings like Onana will better equip them to play the style of football he wants.
“It did please me. We’ll get the balance right,” he said. “At times we were a little bit direct when I didn’t think we needed to be. When we played through the lines we played really well and we gave Chelsea problems.
“I want us to be progressive, we’re not a Chelsea of having passes and passes and building like that. That’s not our style and it’s probably not the style the fans want to see.
“I’m very happy that we moved the ball quickly, but I think getting the balance of changing play and going longer at times with quality or playing through the lines – it’s important for…
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