Everton are stepping up their summer transfer plans as they close in on their next signing.
The new season is now less than a week away, and David Moyes will be hoping to put the finishing touches on his squad with some new additions.
Everton are close to signing Jack Grealish after the Manchester City winger underwent a medical on Merseyside on Monday.
These are exactly the kind of signings that a lot of Everton fans would have been hoping for this summer under the new owners.
The Friedkins were keen to land a marquee signing, and they finally look like they have got their man in the 29-year-old forward.
Whilst Everton appear to be on the rise, former striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin remains without a club, and he may be set for a reality check as one specific club eyes his services.
Testing the market as a free agent, it has been suggested that Calvert-Lewin is demanding £150k-per-week in wages.
Clearly, that is proving a real stumbling block for the striker who is now days out from the new season and still without a club.
According to TalkSPORT, Leeds United are showing an interest in the 28-year-old free agent.
Calvert-Lewin is not their main target, with Rodrigo Muniz topping their transfer shortlist ahead of these remaining weeks in the window.
However, the former Everton man is certainly an option for the newly-promoted club.
Simon Jordan praised Everton for letting go of Calvert-Lewin, as the pundit suggested he was not worth the wages he is demanding this summer.
As a free agent, a deal for Calvert-Lewin could be wrapped up very quickly, but this certainly will not have been the way he imagined his summer unfolding.
Having left Everton, it is suggested that Calvert-Lewin saw himself joining one of the top clubs in the Premier League.
Despite enduring some really difficult years in front of goal at Everton, the 28-year-old pictured himself joining a bigger club than the Blues.
Calvert-Lewin is believed to have rejected Sunderland in hope of another club entering the race for him.
However, he could now have to settle for Leeds who have only just returned to the Premier League themselves.
Considering the direction Everton look to be heading by making signings like Grealish, the two parties look like they’re heading on totally different trajectories.
