Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of Gremio star Everton after conceding defeat in pursuit of Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha, claims The Daily Mirror.
Unai Emery is desperate to prise Zaha away from Palace this summer but the Gunners have been priced out of a deal for the versatile forward.
Palace are holding out for £80m for the Ivory Coast international and Arsenal’s latest offer was reportedly only worth as much as £65m.
Arsenal do not have a big budget this summer and have reluctantly started the process of sounding out alternatives.
Gremio star Everton has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal this summer and Emery’s side have reportedly firmed up their interest.
Arsenal are poised to bid £34m for the Brazil international, who was a revelation at this summer’s Copa America.
Everton started the tournament out of the team but quickly forced his way into Brazil’s starting XI and helped them win the whole competition.
Everton played a direct hand in four goals in six appearances at the 2019 Copa America and garnered a WhoScored rating of 7.49 in that time.
The 23-year-old is a product of Gremio’s youth academy and has spent the last five years in the club’s first-team.
Everton has scored or assisted 37 goals in 115 league appearances for Gremio in the last five years.
I'll be very surprised if Gremio lets this guy out for less than £50m , indeed, the official value is at 80m euros.