Southampton respond to Everton’s £12m bid for Che Adams as Willy Gnonto update emerges

The Toffees’ bid wasn’t big enough to be accepted by the Saints, with Sean Dyche’s side targeting two EFL players.

The Scotland international is wanted by a number of sides this summer – but it’s the Toffees that have made the first significant move to try and get a deal over the line.

They will be encouraged by the fact the Saints have been willing to offload some of their key players this summer, with Tino Livramento, James Ward-Prowse and Romeo Lavia all sealing returns to the Premier League.

The south-coast side are managed by Russell Martin who has been used to his sides selling key men from his time at both St Mary’s and Swansea City.

But this summer, the Saints haven’t been willing to let players go unless their valuation has been met and the Toffees will need to cough up a bigger fee if they want to lure Adams to Goodison Park before the summer transfer window closes.