According to The Athletic, Everton are in a strong position to land Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandes during the January transfer window.

A whole host of clubs, including AC Milan, West Ham United and Manchester United, have been credited with an interest in the young midfielder.

However, according to The Athletic, the Toffees have stolen a march on their Hammers and could complete an 18-month loan agreement with a £34m option to buy this month.

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Sky Sports recently reported that Benfica were listening to offers for the 20-year-old following a disagreement with the club's head coach Bruno Lage.

And some of the Everton fans are keen for the deal to go through.

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Others, though, are concerned that if Fernandes had watched Sunday's 1-0 loss at Liverpool in the FA Cup then he will not want to make the move to Goodison Park.

There are also some supporters who are not overly enthused by the idea of Fernandes arriving at the club before the end of the month.

It will certainly be interesting to see what happens at Everton this month as new head coach Carlo Ancelotti will surely be determined to boost his squad with the Toffees still only five points above the relegation zone despite winning three of their last six Premier League games.

Meanwhile, a number of the Merseyside club's fans have had their say on the performance of Yerry Mina in the 1-0 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup.