The Blues have made three offers for the winger, although they have fallen short of Saints’ £50million valuation. A counter proposal from the Championship club worth a potential £50m - £45m up front and £5m in add-ons, with a 25 per cent sell-on clause included - has been rejected by Everton.

Southampton winger and Everton target Tyler Dibling is now training away from the Saints first-team after the Championship club rejected the transfer approaches from the Toffees, according to the

Southampton FC have turned down a series of offers for Tyler Dibling despite having a ready-made replacement raring to go.