EVERTON will go head-to head with Southampton for Theo Walcott.
Walcott, 28, has not made a single Premier League start for the Gunners this season and could be allowed to leave this month.
Walcott was handed a start in the FA Cup on Sunday, but looked out of sorts as the holders crashed out against Nottingham Forest.
An emotional return to Southampton looked on the cards but Everton now fancy their chances of landing the winger for £20million, according to the Daily Mail.
Toffees boss Sam Allardyce is keen to add some pace to his attacking options this month.
However the Gunners are refusing to let Walcott go on the cheap and have quoted any interested clubs £30m.
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Frozen out Walcott earns £140,000-a-week and the Merseysiders are prepared to get close to those numbers, something the Saints would struggle to compete with.
But if the England winger does not fancy uprooting his family to the North-West then his former club are front runners for his signature this month.
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Walcott joined Arsenal from Southampton in 2006 for £5m but he has fallen way down the pecking order at the Emirates and looks certain to leave before his contract expires in 18 months.
The attacker will be keen to kick-start his career elsewhere and regular football in the second half of the season could see him force his way back into England boss Gareth Southgate’s plans.
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