Everton have been heavily linked with a move for Harry Winks this summer, and a reliable journalist has now given an update on the club's progress in signing the player.

What's the latest?

In a Q&A with football.london, Tottenham Hotspur correspondent Alasdair Gold gave an update on the Toffees' pursuit of the 26-year-old.

In response to a question about the player's future at the north London club, the reporter claimed: "There doesn't seem to be anything close with outgoings at the moment, although of course, that can change the moment someone meets Spurs' valuation. Everton are still in talks over Harry Winks."

Lampard's very own Jorginho

Frank Lampard will now be getting desperate to start signing some players to strengthen his squad ahead of the new Premier League season next month, and signing Winks has been reportedly of much interest to the Everton manager.

The 26-year-old has found himself out of favour under Antonio Conte and has not played a full 90 minutes since February. The player will surely be keen to pick up more consistent game-time elsewhere, even though he is a boyhood Spurs fan who came through the academy and broke into the first team.

Despite Winks' lack of minutes on the pitch, former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino always had high praise for the £20m-valued midfielder and even claimed that he was like "Xavi and Iniesta" in the past.

Pochettino stated in 2018 (via Daily Mail): "Harry has the profile of the perfect midfield player. His characteristics are perfect... When we talk about midfielders like Xavi and Iniesta, he's like this type of player."

In fact, Lampard could land his very own Jorginho by signing Winks this summer, as the Chelsea midfielder was the most comparable player to Winks last season, according to FBRef.

Despite the Italian recording more goals and assists and playing more minutes than the Spurs midfielder, Winks outperformed him in terms of shot on target percentage (33.3% to 22.2%) and posted more goal-creating actions per 90 minutes (0.39 to 0.32).

Farhad Moshiri will need to get to work to replace not only Richarlison this summer, as he has effectively sealed his move to Spurs, but also to fill in the gaps in midfield, with loanee Donny Van de Beek returning to Manchester United and Fabian Delph now out of contract.

As a result, the signing of Winks would be a major coup for Everton as they attempt to strengthen and add depth to their squad to ensure that they can compete in the Premier League next season.

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