Everton are lining up a bid for Dinamo Kyiv’s attacking midfielder Andriy Yarmloenko, if the Liverpool Echo is to be believed.
Greg O’Keeffe writes that the 25-year-old star is the club’s number one target for the troublesome Number 10 position and could be the subject of a bid in the coming days.
The talented international, who can play behind the striker or as a more conventional winger, looks set to leave the Ukrainian capital this summer, and has also been linked with Premier League rivals Stoke City.
Yarmolenko impressed Martinez during the Kyiv-based side’s 6-4 aggregate win over the Blues in last season’s Europa League, scoring a wonderful left-footed effort from range as Dinamo overturned a 2-1 defecit from the first leg.
“He would be a good signing for the Premier League,” the Catalan said in March.
“Any player who has got good ability in one-to-one situations and brings a goal-scoring threat can find a big role.
“Our league is very physical, very demanding. Yarmolenko controls the moment of the game really well.
“He’s got 10, 15 goals a season. He has good experience and is a good age.”
Read Everton understand that Everton will meet with representatives of both the player and the Ukrainian club early this week , with Yarmolenko reportedly keen on a move to the Premier League before the end of the window.
