Everton interested in £15m Hayden Hackney but face stiff competition | Everton

Everton are trying to signal the Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney however face sturdy competitors for the Championship’s participant of the season.

David Moyes needs to strengthen in central midfield, in addition to at right-back, and has reignited curiosity in a participant he thought-about 12 months in the past.

Hackney, a defensive or attacking midfielder, is predicted to go away Middlesbrough this month after their failure to win promotion.

The 23-year-old has one 12 months on his contract and will value £10m-£15m. Everton haven’t but bid for the England Beneath-21 worldwide however are engaged on a deal. They may face competitors from Brighton, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, Leeds and managerless Crystal Palace, all of whom monitored Hackney’s spectacular kind final season.

Hackney inadvertently discovered himself on the centre of the spying scandal when Southampton spied on a Middlesbrough coaching session to see whether or not he may characteristic of their playoff semi-final. He missed each legs of that tie via damage earlier than returning as a late substitute in Middlesbrough’s playoff remaining defeat by Hull.