Everton ready to step up their interest in Ishak Belfodil with £8.5million offer for Standard Liege striker

Daily Mail | January 11, 2017

Everton are expected to formalise their interest in Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil with an £8.5million offer.

The Algerian is training with Liege at their winter camp in Spain, but could now be set to cut short his stay and head to Merseyside for talks.

Toffees manager Ronald Koeman is determined to add to his fire power in the January transfer window, with his side too reliant on the goals of Romelu Lukaku.

Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil is the subject of an u00a38.5m bid from Everton this window — Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil is the subject of an £8.5m bid from Everton this window

The 24-year-old Algerian starred in Liege's Europa League campaign despite the group exit

Everton are set to offload Oumar Niasse to Hull City in a loan deal that can become permanent for £10m at the end of the season, and Belfodil is seen as the perfect understudy to first choice striker Lukaku.