Everton are nonetheless eager to agree a cope with West Ham for defender Ben Johnson, sources have informed Soccer Insider.
The Toffees need to bolster their defensive division in the summertime and have highlighted the out-of-favour 23-year-old as a high goal.
Soccer Insider broke the information in January that Everton have been fascinated with agreeing a late-window deal for Johnson, and it’s understood that they’re nonetheless in pursuit of the full-back.
The Merseysiders consider Johnson is a top-class operator whose potential availability and talent to play at right-back and left-back makes him a beautiful possibility out there.
Johnson has held talks with West Ham over a brand new contract, however negotiations have stalled after he rejected the provide of a long-term deal final 12 months.
His present deal expires in the summertime of 2024, and the London membership at the moment are open to affords for him this summer time to keep away from shedding him at no cost in a 12 months’s time.
Johnson has been open to staying on the London Stadium however his camp felt the contract provided by the membership within the newest spherical of negotiations was too low.
The English full-back has spent everything of his profession with the Hammers, rising by way of their youth ranks and graduating for the primary group in 2018.
He has gone on to make 83 whole appearances for West Ham throughout his 5 years within the senior ranks.
However Johnson has fallen down David Moyes’ pecking order this season and final made a Premier League look initially of March when West Ham misplaced 4-0 to Brighton.
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