Everton are in the market for a centre back this summer and according to Matt Law of the Telegraph, they are keeping tabs on Las Palmas defender Mauricio Lemos.
The 21-year-old was linked with a move to Barcelona last year but a deal never materialised and it looks like he’s now on the radar of Steve Walsh and Everton.
The main stumbling block to any deal would be that the Uruguayan needs a work permit and as he’s yet to break into his national side, he’s far from guaranteed to get one.
Las Palmas apparently value the defender at around £18million but it is unclear if the Blues would be willing to pay such an amount to get him.
It looks like Burnley’s Michael Keane is very much Everton’s preferred target so Lemos could just be a Plan B incase the Blues miss out on Keane, who is also being linked with Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham.
