According to reports in The Express, Everton are closing in on a deal to sign out-of-contract Southampton defender Cuco Martina.

Toffees manager Ronald Koeman brought the Curacao captain to Saints in 2015 when he was in charge of the south coast outfit, but the right-back looks set to leave the club following the expiry of his contract and falling behind Cedric Soares and Jeremy Pied in the pecking order.

With Seamus Coleman likely to miss the rest of 2017 following the double leg break he suffered while on international duty in March, Koeman is keen to bring in a new right-sided defender this summer and believes the 27-year-old would be a good addition on a free.

Everton supporters were quick to have their say on the rumour via social media, but they would prefer the likes of Mason Holgate and Jonjoe Terry to be given an opportunity rather than bringing in Martina.

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

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