EVERTON are readying a bid for Manchester City misfit Scott Sinclair after entering the race to sign the former England under-21 international.
The 24-year-old is available after a disappointing season at the Etihad Stadium where he failed to make any impact since his £6.2m arrival from Swansea last summer.
Manager Roberto Martinez is hoping to convince the former Chelsea winger to join him at Goodison Park.
The Spaniard has already raided former club Wigan for trio Antolin Alcaraz, Arouna Kone and Joel Robles to add to the signing of on-loan Barcelona youngster Gerard Deulofeu.
“Manager Roberto Martinez is hoping to convince the former Chelsea winger to join him at Goodison Park”
And the Everton manager sees Sinclair as a cut-price alternative to Chelsea’s Victor Moses, with the West London reluctant to sell the winger for less than the £9m they paid to Wigan twelve months ago.
Newcastle are also interested in the signing the winger, however Everton are eager to steal a march on their Premier League rivals by placing the first formal bid for the player.
Sinclair was a driving force behind Swansea’s promotion to the Premier League scoring 36 times in 91 appearances during a two year stay in South Wales.
The winger is currently part of Manchester City’s pre-season tour of South Africa, after recovering from a blood clot that forced him to miss the end of last season.
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