Everton are reportedly leading the race to sign to sign Sheffield United midfielder David Brooks.
The 20-year-old is a highly talented midfielder, and Everton have been tracking his progress for a while now.
Brooks joined Sheffield United from Manchester City’s academy in 2014, and is yet to play a league game for the Blades. However, he has played four times in cup games so far.
The young midfielder starred for England Under-21 at the Toulon tournament, where he scored in the final, and was named Player of the Tournament.
In August, he was then called up to the Wales Under-21 squad for their Euro Championship qualifiers against Switzerland and Portugal.
He made his debut against Switzerland and scored the second goal of the match.
Sheffield United were looking to send him on loan to Chesterfield as a part of the deal to re-sign striker Ched Evans. However, they pulled the plug on the deal following interest from Everton, as reported by the Telegraph in June.
It seems Everton still retain a strong interest in the player, and it remains to be seen whether they step up the interest with a concrete move.
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