Everton submit multi-million bid to sign Southampton striker Che Adams – Sky Sports

Everton have made a formal £12million offer to Southampton for centre-forward Che Adams, according to Sky Sports.

The reliable news source provided the update on its live transfer blog late on Thursday [17 August], with the ball now in Southampton’s court.

Adams has also been touted as a target for fellow Premier League sides Crystal Palace, Wolves and Bournemouth [Alan Nixon].

Adams has made a strong start to the season thanks to two goals in his first two Championship appearances, helping Southampton to victory over Sheffield Wednesday and to a thrilling draw with Norwich City.

That came on the back of the Scotland international scoring five goals and assisting three more for the Saints in the Premier League last season, though it was not enough to save them from relegation.

While Adams is far from a prolific goalscorer – he has 27 goals in 125 appearances at that level overall – he has showed over a number of seasons that he is a reliable option to lead the line.

Adams will not be the 15-goal-a-season striker Sean Dyche craves to fill in for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, whose injury problems persist, but he could prove the difference in some games and also help get the best out of others around him.

Signing Adams alone would unlikely solve the Toffees’ goalscoring problems, but landing the 27-year-old – who may yet to have hit his peak – and another striker would go a long way to doing so.

Last week’s 1-0 Premier League defeat to Fulham was particularly tough to take, but it could ultimately prove a good result in the long term as it appears to have forced the club’s owners into action.

In other Everton news, the Toffees reportedly also have a Portuguese attacker on their list of transfer targets.

Everton are currently leading the race to sign Southampton striker Che Adams, according to yesterday evening’s report from Alan Nixon.

The Toffees are in desperate need of more attacking firepower to give themselves the best chance of remaining in the Premier League beyond the end of this season – and have already dipped into the EFL market to recruit Jack Harrison.

But with Harrison currently out injured, the Merseyside outfit need someone who can come in and make an impact straight away, with Adams potentially able to do that if he makes the switch to Goodison Park.

Youssef Chermiti has also come in along with Arnaut Danjuma – but the former is only 19 at this stage and may need time to settle into life at Goodison Park because of this.

The Toffees are in talks over a potential £12m deal for Adams and are keen to beat other sides in this race as they look to strengthen their forward department.

Dyche’s side are joined in this race by AFC Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Although the Cherries did reasonably well on the opening day of the season and showed some promise against West Ham – they are in need of more centre-forward options to ensure they aren’t too reliant on Dominic Solanke.

At Selhurst Park, more firepower is needed following Wilfried Zaha’s departure, although the Eagles will be extremely pleased that Michael Olise has put pen to paper on a new deal to extend his stay in the English capital.

Wolves have already spent a sizeable amount on Matheus Cunha – but they seem keen to strengthen their forward department further by bringing Adams in.

What is Che Adams’ stance on a move away from Southampton?

The ex-Birmingham City man is believed to be eager to move back to the Premier League following the Saints’ relegation at the end of last season.

With Adam Armstrong consigning Adams to a place on the bench at this stage, you can understand why the latter would be open to securing a move away from St Mary’s.