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According to the Daily Mail, Everton have been offered the chance to sign Inter Milan playmaker Joao Mario for just £15m.

The Portuguese international, who spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham, has scored just one goal and recorded two assists this term in 20 Serie A appearances.

Porto and Monaco are interested in signing the 26-year-old, who cost Inter a whopping €40m back in the summer of 2016 - he has largely disappointed with just four goals in 69 appearances for the Italian giants.

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Ademola Lookman forced out?

One particularly promising player on Everton's books right now is Ademola Lookman.

The England Under-21 international has impressed whenever he has made it onto the pitch for the Toffees, and specifically starred whilst out on loan in the Bundesliga with RB Leipzig, where he was directly involved in nine goals in just 11 appearances.

That led the German side to bid £25m for his services, an offer that was rejected. Since his return, he has barely featured under Marco Silva and has made just three league starts this season.

If Joao Mario arrived, Lookman's future at the club would be in serious doubt?

Richarlison moved back to centre-forward?

The Brazil international Richarlison ended the campaign playing as a left-winger whilst Dominic Calvert-Lewin played in a central role, a position where the former Watford man featured 11 times throughout the season and scored five goals.

However, with Joao Mario able to play anywhere across the frontline, we could see Richarlison pushed back into the middle in order to accommodate the Inter playmaker out on the left, where he enjoys cutting in on his stronger right foot.

Theo Walcott definitely off?

It was reported last month that Walcott's Everton future was in doubt, with the Toffees keen to offload their highest earner - the former Arsenal man is taking home £110,000-a-week on Merseyside.

The 30-year-old featured sporadically under Silva towards the end of the season, and only managed to score five league goals all year.

His performances have left plenty to be desired since he arrived at Goodison, and supporters have been hugely underwhelmed by a player who boasts such pedigree.

However, it's become abundantly clear that he isn't good enough to take the club to the next level and, if Mario arrives, it will surely seal his fate at the club.