Aston Villa, Fulham and West Brom are also reportedly interested in signing Everton’s out-of-favour Premier League midfielder James McCarthy.
Everton have been linked with a whole host of highly-rated midfield enforcers in recent weeks, from Tanguy Ndombele to Thiago Mendes, Stanislav Lobotka to Abdoulaye Doucoure.
So the prospect of James McCarthy recovering from injury and becoming a key player under Marco Silva looks unlikely.
The 28-year-old Irishman has not played a Premier League game for the Toffees since suffering an horrific broken leg in a clash with Newcastle United’s Salomon Rondon in January 2018 and the Mail reports that Everton would be willing to let him leave on loan.
Fulham, Aston Villa and West Brom are all interested and have been for some time but the Mail has thrown another name into the ring – Bournemouth.
The Cherries are in the midst of a dreadful run of form, winning just one of their last eight games, and Eddie Howe wants to sign a dynamic and aggressive player capable of making them a little less easy to beat.
And it is understood that McCarthy, who moved to Everton from Wigan for £13 million six years ago (Mail), could fit the bill.
Bournemouth have already brought two players to the South Coast this month, landing Liverpool duo Nathaniel Clyne and Dominic Solanke.
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