Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri has offered an update on Everton's reported interest in Inter Milan midfielder Matias Vecino on Twitter.

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Palmeri didn't give too much away as he simply said that the Toffees have made contact with the Serie A outfit over a move, nevertheless the fact they have done it may suggest that the Merseyside outfit could be keen on bringing the 28-year-old to Goodison Park sooner rather than later.

The reliable Gianluca Di Marzio reported last week that Everton were keen on the Uruguay international, and it now appears as though they have initiated that initial correspondence, as per Palmeri.

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Di Marzio said at the time that Carlo Ancelotti took a liking to the South American star when he came up against him as Napoli manager.

Will he join this month?

It would certainly be a strange move in many ways.

While the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin and Gylfi Sigurdsson haven't particularly impressed in the middle of the park with both coming under criticism from supporters on Twitter, the Toffees still have plenty of options there.

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Tom Davies, Fabian Delph and even Mason Holgate can play there with the latter shining in the draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford last month with a higher WhoScored rating than any of his teammates, while Andre Gomes has returned to training after fracturing his ankle against Tottenham in November, and Jean-Philippe Gbamin is also closing in on a return.

In Ancelotti's preferred 4-4-2 formation that would leave at least seven players fighting for two positions, and that is overkill to say the least if no-one is leaving before January 31st.

Everton may well want Vecino, but they would be better off waiting until the summer to see where they are at.

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