Crystal Palace have launched an official £8m bid for Everton midfielder James McCarthy. Roy Hodgson is keen to add the player, but reports suggest the Toffees are unwilling to budge from their £10m valuation of the Irishman.
McCarthy has fallen out of favour at Goodison Park since suffering a double leg fracture at the start of 2018. That injury kept him out of action for 10 months and the 28-year-old has only managed one first-team appearance since returning to full fitness in October last year.
Hodgson is confident McCarthy can prove his fitness and rediscover his best form alongside former teammate James McArthur at the heart of the Palace midfield.