Everton make second offer for Lamine Koné

According to Foot Mercato, Premier League side Everton have made a second offer for Sunderland defender Lamine Koné after an opening €18m bid was rejected.

Everton are said to have made a second offer, this time worth €21m in an attempt to prise the player away from David Moyes’s side.

Talks are ongoing between the two clubs, with Everton having offered Koné a 5 year contract in the meantime.