Donny van de Beek is undergoing a medical at Everton ahead of his loan move from Manchester United, Sky Sports News have revealed.
The lowdown
It emerged on Sunday that Van de Beek had opted to join The Toffees for the remainder of the 2021/22 season.
Crystal Palace were also interested in the Dutchman, but he'll instead take up the opportunity to work under Frank Lampard on Merseyside.
Everton have agreed to foot the entirety of his £120,000-per-week salary for the duration of the loan period.
The £22.5million-rated midfielder has only played 380 minutes in all competitions this season and is yet to start a Premier League game.
The latest
Referring to Sky Sports' 'State of Play' transfer tacker, presenter Tom White said Van de Beek's move was now a step closer to completion.
"Everton are close to signing him on loan after agreeing a deal with Manchester United," he said.
"It [the transfer tacker] says 'in talks'. In the last few seconds, that has changed because [he's having a] medical now.
"That has just come into us in the last few seconds, a fresh update to us."
The verdict
Completing the signing of Van de Beek would make it a very solid January for Everton.
They've found a long-term successor for Seamus Coleman in the form of Nathan Patterson, and also moved quickly to replace Lucas Digne with the signing of another youngster, Vitaliy Mykolenko.
Anwar El-Ghazi, on loan from Aston Villa, adds depth to the squad, and Van de Beek, billed 'close to perfect' by BT Sport's Owen Hargreaves, should inject real quality.
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