Everton plotting raid for ‘terrific’ £30m Aston Villa star, it’s not John McGinn

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Everton are looking to raid Aston Villa for some of their players this summer.

David Moyes is pushing Everton to make more signings over the coming days ahead of their trip to the United States.

The Friedkins are looking to back their manager at Everton, with Mark Travers set to become their third signing of the summer.

However, more additions are needed to bolster the starting XI and develop the quality ahead of the new campaign.

It is believed Everton have around £100m to spend this summer, but there are still a lot of positions to be filled.

Everton have eyed a move for John McGinn, but it has now been claimed the Toffees could move for one of his teammates.

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Everton eyeing move for Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey

Everton are keen to improve their attacking options this summer, having struggled in front of goal for a number of seasons.

Numerous departures as free agents has put huge pressure on Angus Kinnear to bring in some new faces quickly, and the Blues may now have to speed up their interest in one specific player.

According to The Telegraph, Everton are set to rival Nottingham Forest for the signing of Jacob Ramsey.

It appears Forest are preparing for the sale of Morgan Gibbs-White as they have now made Ramsey their top target.

It is believed a fee upwards of £30m would be required to seal a deal with Villa for the exciting midfielder.

Everton have already signed Carlos Alcaraz who operates in a similar role to what Ramsey does at Villa.

However, the 24-year-old could also be viewed as an alternative option for Iliman Ndiaye who played off the left last season.

Strength in depth is going to be needed for Everton this season, and Ndiaye did endure a spell on the sidelines.

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What Steven Gerrard once said about Jacob Ramsey

Ramsey made 29 appearances in the Premier League last season where he returned one goal and five assists.

Only 19 of those appearances came from the starting XI, though.

Despite the stats not quite adding up to such an impressive season, he does have the backing of Steven Gerrard, who previously sang his praise when he was Villa boss.

“He’s not following in anyone’s footsteps. Jacob Ramsey is Jacob Ramsey. He will be a terrific player,” Gerrard said.

“It won’t be long before the whole country is watching him I’m sure. He is right up there, let me tell you.”