Medical booked for Everton, Sunderland and Aston Villa target as club-record deal agreed
Everton look set to miss out on one of their transfer targets with an early January deal close to completion
Everton transfer target Brennan Johnson is reportedly poised to undergo a medical with Premier League rivals Crystal Palace as the Toffees look destined to miss out on one of their transfer targets.
Tottenham Hotspur forward Johnson was the North London club’s top scorer last season and netted in the Europa League final back in May as Spurs secured Champions League football.
However, he has fallen down the pecking order under Thomas Frank and is set to make the move across London to Selhurst Park. It had already been widely reported that Palace had agreed a club record deal with Spurs to sign Johnson, with the fee for the Wales international priced at £35m.
Palace’s previous record deal involved Liverpool, as they signed Christian Benteke from the Reds back in 2016.
It was reported by Fabrizio Romano earlier this week that Everton and Sunderland were still in the race after Spurs and Palace had reached an agreement over a £35m deal. Bournemouth were also said to be willing to pay the fee to sign the Welshman. At the time, Johnson himself had not agreed to the move.
Addressing Palace’s bid to sign Johnson on his YouTube channel, Romano explained: “Brennan Johnson has to decide whether he wants to go to Crystal Palace or wait for other opportunities.
“It is my understanding that Bournemouth are ready to pay the transfer fee, and there are also Sunderland and Everton calling in the last 24 hours. So now Brennan Johnson has to decide what he wants to do in terms of technical project, in terms of contract, in terms of city - he’s based in London, obviously.”
Things have changed since those comments, with Aston Villa another club linked to signing the Spurs man.
The Telegraph reported on Wednesday afternoon that a medical was due to take place at Palace within in the next 24 hours with the transfer across London moving closer to completion. Spurs signed Johnson in the summer of 2023 for £47.5m, as they are not set to make a £12.5m loss on the player.