EVERTON are planning a £20million shock move for Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud.
Toffees boss Ronald Koeman will battle West Ham and Marseille for the unsettled French striker, 30.
Giroud will become a priority for Koeman if Everton’s £100m Chelsea target Romelu Lukaku goes.
And he sees Giroud, who is worried about lack of game time with the Gunners, as an ideal replacement.
Koeman has embarked on the biggest spending spree in Goodison history.
He has already paid a total of £53m to land goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and midfielder Davy Klassen.
England defender Michael Keane is expected to move from Burnley for around £25m over the next 24 hours.
He will be joined by workhorse front man Sandro Ramirez who passed a medical before completing his £5.2m departure from Malaga.
Henry Onyekuru, 20, has also been signed and loaned back to Anderlecht.
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Now Koeman is pursuing Giroud and believes he can persuade him that his plans to make Everton a Champions League club offer him his best new career move.
Arsenal are close to signing hotshot Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for a club record £46m.
So that is an extra reason why Giroud could exit the Emirates.
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