Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion have made enquiries for Everton midfielder James McCarthy this week.
The Republic of Ireland international is recovering from a hamstring injury at the moment and sat out Everton's FA Cup tie with Leicester City.
Manager Ronald Koeman has brought the 26-year-old back into his squad in recent weeks but is pushing to sign Morgan Schneiderlin from Manchester United for £22million.
McCarthy joined Everton for £13million in 2014 and was an automatic choice under Roberto Martinez.