Report: Everton want Southampton winger Dusan Tadic but will have to pay £40m

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Premier League giants Everton wait to raid Southampton for Dusan Tadic, as do Serie A trio Juventus, AC Milan and Roma plus La Liga outfit Valencia.

Everton could be keen to take full advantage of Southampton’s seemingly impending relegation to the Championship.

The Mirror has already reported that The Toffees will turn to The Saints’ £25 million-rated left-back Ryan Bertrand to provide some much needed competition for Leighton Baines and it seems that another St Mary’s favourite is on their radar too.

Estadio Deportivo claim that Everton are one of a number of sides who would be keen to sign Dusan Tadic this summer.

Italian giants Juventus, Roma and AC Milan are all big admirers of the Serbian international, as are Valencia and Zenit St Petersburg, but if Tadic wants to stay in the Premier League then a move to Goodison Park is most definitely on the cards.

Estadio Deportivo claims that Southampton will demand around £40 million for the former FC Twente winger – a fee that would make Tadic the second most expensive player in Everton’s history behind former Swansea City playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson.

But with majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri showing a willingness to spend big in the transfer market, Everton would be in a position to compete with Juve, Milan and co to sign the versatile attacker.

To make matters a little more straightforward for the Merseysiders, The Mirror (13^th April, page 54) claimed that Tadic is keen to leave Southampton this summer.