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Everton eye £20m double swoop for Perez and Sandro

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Everton are eyeing a double swoop for Arsenal’s Lucas Perez and Malaga’s Sandro Ramirez worth £20million, according to a Scottish Sun report.

The newspaper claims manager Ronald Koeman is resigned to losing Romelu Lukaku who has rejected all his club’s contract extension offers.

It is said the Dutch boss would like to strengthen his forward options this summer, even if Lukaku stays, as Arouna Kone has left on a free and Enner Valenia has returned to West Ham.

This comes after a previous Sun report claimed the Toffees were ready to swoop for Sandro after Atletico Madrid’s transfer ban was upheld, meaning they are out of the race for the player if he moves in the summer.

The 21-year-old has been in fine form for Malaga this term, scoring 14 goals in 30 La Liga appearances, as well as providing five assists.

He joined the Costa del Sol club last summer upon leaving Barcelona, where he spent his youth career, and reportedly has a release clause of just over £5million in his contract.

Sandro has been capped by Spain Under-21s three times, but he has not featured since the 4-1 friendly defeat to Belgium in November 2014.

Meanwhile, Perez joined Arsenal from Deportivo La Coruna last summer for £17million and he has failed to make a positive impact in North London.

The Spaniard was restricted to just two Premier League starts, and he only made 21 appearances in all competitions, scoring seven goals.

The 28-year-old had been linked with a £17.5million return to Deportivo this summer by the Sun, but no offer has been officially tabled, and he could well opt for a move to Merseyside to prove himself in the Premier League.

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