Everton Transfer Talk : Everton in talks with River Plate over £5.5m transfer of Ramiro Funes Mori

Everton Transfer Talk : Everton in talks with River Plate over £5.5m transfer of Ramiro Funes Mori

Everton are in talks with River Plate over the transfer of shield Ramiro Funes Mori.

Blues boss Roberto Martinez needs to support his choices at focus a large portion of this mid year taking after the flights of Sylvain Distin and Antolin Alcaraz.

The Catalan sees the 24-year-old Argentina international as the player to put weight on Phil Jagielka and John Stones at the heart of the Everton resistance.

Everton will need to pay around £5.5m to arrive the River Plate man who helped his club win the Copa Libertadores this season yet are confident of having the capacity to tie up an arrangement.

Martinez stays unshakable that Stones is not available to be purchased in spite of the advances of Chelsea and sees Mori, who has one top for his nation, as the man to give the 21-year-old and Jagielka with quick rivalry for their place at Goodison.

Everton have been to South America to watch the 6'2" safeguard who has been credited with assuming a noteworthy part in River Plate's late recovery which has seen them lift trophies including the Copa Libertadores and the Argentina Primera Division Superfinal last May.