Southampton have rejected a £27m bid from Everton for Tyler Dibling, leaving the Merseyside club to consider an improved offer to land the England Under-21 international.
The 19-year-old was one of the few pluses in a troubled season for the relegated club and has attracted interest from Aston Villa, Fulham and West Ham. He has two years remaining on his contract at St Mary’s Stadium and is believed to be open to a move to Merseyside.
Everton have endured a frustrating summer in the transfer market, particularly in their attempts to improve their options out wide. David Moyes has missed out on Francisco Conceição, who joined Juventus from Porto, and RB Leipzig’s recent signing from PSV Eindhoven, Johan Bakayoko. Another target, Lyon’s Malick Fofana, would prefer to join a club offering Champions League football.
Moyes has struggled to fill his bench with established players during Everton’s pre-season tour of the United States, where his team have lost to West Ham and Bournemouth. The club have made four signings so far this summer but have lost nine members of last season’s first-team squad. Everton are expected to increase their offer for Dibling.
