Everton are planning a £30million move for Arsenal’s Theo Walcott.

Manager Ronald Koeman had been hoping to make it a Gunners double by snapping up Olivier Giroud too, but the France striker seems bound for Borussia Dortmund as the German club’s replacement for Chelsea-bound Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

That has seen Koeman switch his attention to Crystal Palace’s former Liverpool hitman Christian Benteke.

While it’s no-go over Giroud, he could be more successful in his pursuit of England wide-man Walcott, who was in and out of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger’s plans last season.
Target Giroud looks more likely to leave Arsenal for germany than Goodison (
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England Under-21 international Gray is also on Everton's shopping list of wingers (
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With Yannick Bolasie out until the end of the year with a knee injury, Koeman wants a wide player and has also contacted Leicester about Demarai Gray.

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Having already spent around £100m this summer, Everton are also closing in on a £45m deal for Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson thanks to the financial muscle of big shareholder Farhad Moshiri.