Everton have now made a bid for ‘incredible’ £75k-a-week midfielder

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Everton are throwing bids in for anyone and everyone it seems, but that is just what we see.

Delving a little deeper, and this summer has likely been years in the making, with Kevin Thelwell and Sean Dyche having had to navigate PSR turmoil to figure out when they might be able to spend again.

Two points deductions last season were a shock, but seemingly a necessary evil to take their sanction and move on.

And move on they have, with a whole host of targets that the Toffees are seeking to secure.

Everton submit bid for Wilfred Ndidi

Given Everton have submitted one bid for Davinson Sanchez this summer, and brought in three new players already, it is ludicrous just how active Thelwell has already been.

He warned fans to expect little incomings and major sales, yet here we are racing from transfer story to transfer story.

And the latest comes courtesy of journalist Sacha Tavolieri, who has actually detailed a blow for the Toffees in the market.

Having submitted a bid, the response of the player was swift, as Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City is now due to sign a new deal at the King Power stadium.

He wrote: ‘Wilfried Ndidi decided to stay at Leicester City despite #EvertonFC bid. News supposed to be confirmed by #LCFC in the next days. Confirmed.’

Wilfred Ndidi would’ve made a fine Idrissa Gueye replacement

Although he is no youngster himself, at 27 years old, compared to the 34-year-old Idrissa Gana Gueye, he is still in the infancy of his career.

After all, the Senegal international has seen it all, having been relegated with Aston Villa, played European football with Everton (the first time), left for big money to play alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain only to return to Goodison Park to once again fight the Premier League drop.

He is the perfect example of a modern-day professional, never dropping his work ethic regardless of who he is facing, and stepping up in the big moments.

Ever since he moved to Merseyside, he quickly established himself as one of the top tacklers in the division.

Ironically, he sat at the pinnacle alongside a certain Ndidi for Leicester City.

Squawka once tweeted: ‘Since the start of 2017/18, Wilfred Ndidi and Idrissa Gueye have made 696 tackles combined. Wilfred Ndidi (372). Idrissa Gueye (324). Elite ball-winners.’

Neither have slowed down in the many years since then, with last season seeing the £75k-a-week Nigerian impress once again, and Brendan Rodgers, his former boss, once claiming: ‘He is an incredible player. The offensive players get the credit but he does the dirty work.’

Missing out on him marks a blow, especially given Gueye surely can’t have many years left at the top of the sport.