Everton meet with agents ‘in last few hours’ to finalise transfer – Confidence over deal, move ‘very appealing’

Everton remain locked in negotiations with Sporting Club de Portugal striker Chermiti over his contract terms but expect a deal to be finalised before the end of the week.

That’s according to all three major newspapers in Portugal, Record, O Jogo and A Bola, who all provide updates on the transfer today.

Record start us off by stating that Chermiti has his ‘bags packed’ ahead of the move to Goodison Park and is just waiting for the definitive signal to make the trip to England.

He’s still working to ‘define details’ in his contract with Everton, having rejected their first proposal. There is confidence an agreement will be reached, though, and the ‘expectation’ of the Toffees is that they will finalise the signing of the striker by the end of the week.

O Jogo say the same, reporting that there have been talks between Chermiti’s representatives and Everton ‘in the last few hours’ in an attempt to close a deal.

The striker was not pleased by the first proposal from Everton and wants them to make ‘a greater effort’ if he is to sign. The deal is not at risk, but nothing has been finalised and so there have been no public statements regarding it.

Again, though, there is a confidence the two sides will agree eventually and Chermiti is ‘expected’ in Liverpool before the end of the week for a medical.

A Bola provide the most information, stating that finding an agreement between Chermiti and Everton ‘does not seem easy’ at this point.

Officials from the Toffees and the player’s father and representative Noureddine Chermiti, were still discussing the ‘financial contours’ of the contract yesterday.

There was no agreement reached after they first approached each other but contacts continued throughout the day in an attempt to finalise matters. As yet Chermiti does not have the green light to travel to England but does have medicals scheduled for the end of the week.

The newspaper insists that this does not mean the deal is at risk, far from it, just that the father is trying to obtain the best conditions for his son, knowing the financial power of English clubs.

Chermiti will be joining Everton, in fact the move is ‘very appealing’ for him, and throughout Portugal there is confidence the issue with his wages will be solved eventually, perhaps even today.