According to The Times reporter Paul Joyce, the conversations have gathered pace as Everton weighs the cost of taking on a player whose weekly wages stand at £300,000 [$403,470], a figure City hopes to recover almost in full over the course of a season-long loan worth around £12m [$16m].

Everton are looking to make Jack Grealish their sixth summer signing and after a major development in their pursuit, are increasingly confident of getting their man