Everton move in for Shaun Wright-Phillips
EVERTON are ready to go head-to-head with Manchester City to win the battle for Shaun Wright-Phillips.
The England international is surplus to requirements at Chelsea and will move on before the transfer window closes with his destination set to be either Goodison Park or Eastlands.
Blues officials have been in contact with Chelsea over the possibility of taking Wright-Phillips on loan, while City have made a firm offer for their former winger.
Wright-Phillips has reluctantly accepted that he is not in Luiz Felipe Scolari's plans and Chelsea have indicated they will leave the final decision where he moves to down to the 26-year-old.
The move for Wright-Phillips comes swiftly after Everton made Lars Jacobsen their first summer signing and it is likely to be the start of a hectic week of transfer activity at Goodison.
Boss David Moyes has made it clear that he wants to bring "six or seven" new faces in before the window closes to beef up a squad which has been ravaged by injuries.
Rennes midfielder Stephane M'Bia - who is desperate to move to Merseyside - remains the top central midfield target, while Moyes also wants to bring in another striker and is exploring a number of avenues.
"I think we will be looking at loans and we'll be trying all routes," Moyes confirmed after Saturday's 2-1 win over West Brom.
"I hope to get maybe a couple but for the quality I feel I need to get for us to continue I don't know if you can get that with just a few days to go."
Jacobsen's arrival on Merseyside has not made much of a dent in the manager's budget, as he had been without a club since negotiating his release from FC Nuremberg in the summer.
The Denmark international only made seven appearances in Die Bundesliga last season because of injuries but he had previously had successful spell with FC Copenhagen.
Moyes had considered a move for Jacobsen - who has been capped 16 times by his country - 18 months ago and the player is delighted that he has finally ended up at Everton.
"I'm very happy and very relieved it ended up like this because this was the best solution," said Jacobsen, who met his new team-mates for the first time at Finch Farm yesterday. "It was very good that we kept calm. It's been worth the wait.
"I met David Moyes and the players. Everton are a big club and it's a fantastic opportunity for me which I could say no to.
"I'm satisfied with the one-year deal and we have the possibility to look at another one.
"It was the Premier League where I wanted to be.
"Everton know what they are getting. They have seen me in a lot of matches and it's up to me now."
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