Everton failed in their efforts to sign Beto after sending a bid to Udinese in January. This was confirmed by several officials of the Serie A side, including their manager Andrea Sottil earlier this year.
The Toffees are back in the mix for the striker if multiple reports coming out of Italy are to be believed.
Il Messaggero Veneto, relayed by Udinese Blog, explain that Everton are ‘thinking about him’.
It’s further claimed Sean Dyche’s side are considering taking the Portuguese on a loan deal with an option to buy set at £22m [€26m].
The report states it’s more than the 21.9m they proposed in the winter market, without making it clear if the figures are in euros or pounds. Either way, the fee they want to offer now is higher than the one proposed earlier this year.
Il Messaggero Veneto add Nottingham Forest are also in the mix to sign the 25-year-old.
Meanwhile, Rai say there is ‘still time left’ for Everton to bring Beto to the Premier League. They further add the Merseyside club’s ‘offer today is around’ €26m, but this is still €4m short of the fee requested by Udinese.
