Everton and Tottenham Hotspur could face a dead end in their efforts to sign Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Swansea City are playing hardball over Gylfi Sigurdsson and are refusing to sell the Icelandic international without a fight.
Everton are odds on favourites to sign the playmaker with SkyBet, with his former club Tottenham Hotspur having led the race a week earlier.
Swansea City’s Gylfi Sigurdsson in action
Sigurdsson scored 10 goals last season and provided 13 assists, playing a major role in the Swans avoiding relegation.
He could have an even bigger impact for a team at the top end of the Premier League table, but opinion is divided whether he is worth the money Swansea are asking.
Swansea City’s Gylfi Sigurdsson scores
Everton have the money to meet Sigurdsson’s demands, it is just a question of whether they deem him to be worth the price Swansea are asking for.
The big fee will though rule Tottenham out of the hunt, with the North London side yet to spend anything yet this summer, it is highly unlikely chairman Daniel Levy will break the club’s transfer record to buy back a player he sold three years ago.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is a big fan, describing Sigurdsson as ‘perfect’ for his system when speaking to BBC Sport last December.
Here is a look at how Everton and Tottenham fans reacted…
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