ANTHONY GORDON has reportedly told Everton that he wants to join Chelsea.
The winger, 21, is eager make the move as he wants to play Champions League football.
He also believes this will help him break into Gareth Southgate’s England squad ahead of the Qatar World Cup, which kicks off in November.
That is according to The Athletic, who also claim that Chelsea are prepared to launch a £60million offer for Gordon.
The Blues are set to submit an official bid worth £50m PLUS up to £10m in add-ons.
Thomas Tuchel is hoping that this will be Chelsea’s fifth and final offer for the England U21 international.
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The West London side are understood to have already had four bids rejected.
Their most recent offer of £45m was swiftly knocked back by Everton last week as the Toffees demanded at least £50m.
Gordon dropped a huge hint on Monday suggesting that he could be set to leave Goodison Park before the transfer window shuts next month.
Fans were quick to notice that he had removed all Everton links from his Instagram bio.
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Everton have been attempting to tie him down to a new deal, but Gordon is prepared to run down his contract.
Meanwhile, the Toffees have sent scouts to watch Manchester United transfer target Cody Gakpo in action for PSV.
The Dutch side are expecting just £34m for the winger, who expresses similar characteristics to Richarlison.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
