Everton’s Joel Robles could move to Sunderland in order to fund a deal for Manchester City’s Joe Hart.
According to The Sun, Everton will try to sell Joel Robles to Sunderland in order to help fund a deal for Manchester City outcast Joe Hart.
The report claims the Toffees will make a new bid for Hart in the coming days while trying to find a buyer for Robles, identifying Sunderland as a likely candidate in order to sweeten a deal for Lamine Kone.
England international Hart has seen his first-team prospects at City shattered by the arrival of Claudio Bravo and it appears Blues manager Pep Guardiola is happy for the shot-stopper to depart the Etihad Stadium this summer.
It will be a shock to the system for Hart considering his position for both club and country over the past few years, yet Everton are offering him an escape route and it is arguably one of great temptation.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman, however, has already brought in goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg this summer and any deal for Hart would leave him with a surplus of shot-stoppers.
Sunderland, on the other hand, are short on goalkeepers having lost Vito Mannone to injury, leaving boss David Moyes with only a few days to bring in a suitable number one to compete with Jordan Pickford.
The Black Cats’ situation has seemingly alerted Everton as they bid to remove Robles from the wage bill in order to help fund a deal for Hart, with the Toffees valuing the player at £6 million.
The report goes on to say that Everton would prefer a loan deal for Hart, although City are not quite so keen on the idea with his reported £175,000 per week contract potentially providing a stumbling block.
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