Everton ready to pounce for £5m Belgium star Mirallas using Rodwell windfall

Everton are ready to immediately reinvest a chunk of the money they received for Jack Rodwell by completing a shock £5.3million deal for Kevin Mirallas.

The Olympiakos striker has been a target for a number of clubs this summer, including Arsenal, but Everton boss David Moyes, who only sold Rodwell to Manchester City for £12million on Sunday, has moved swiftly for the Belgian.
Mirallas is currently with the Belgium national side for their friendly with Holland, but, once that game is over, it is expected he will travel to Merseyside in the next 24 hours to complete the formalities of a medical and personal terms.

Target: Belgium's Kevin Mirallas (left) playing against England

Moyes, who had been considering rivalling Liverpool for Fulham’s Clint Dempsey, has been looking for a versatile forward this summer to ease the burden on Nikica Jelavic, whom he brought to the club on deadline day in January.

Given that he can operate on both flanks and through the middle, the 24-year-old, who was the top scorer in the Greek league last season as well as the Player of the Year, fits the bill and he would link up at Goodison Park with his compatriot, Marouane Fellaini.
When asked at Belgium’s training camp on Monday whether he would be interested in playing in the Barclays Premier League, Mirallas said: ‘Moving to England would be good for me. It would be good for my family and a good opportunity.’

Support: Steven Naismith (right) is another summer signing

Having completed deals for Steven Naismith and Steven Pienaar already, the imminent addition of Mirallas would offer further proof of how Moyes is reshaping Everton’s squad after sanctioning the sales of Rodwell, Tim Cahill and Joseph Yobo.
Everton’s manager is looking to strengthen his midfield and has considered bidding for FC Copenhagen’s left-back Bryan Oviedo. Moyes has also expressed an interest in M’Baye Niang, Caen’s exciting 17-year-old forward, who has been courted by Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City.