Everton fans feel that the club should keep Yerry Mina and sell Michael Keane instead in the summer transfer window to fund a move for Gabriel.
According to a recent report from The Mirror, Carlo Ancelotti will make the Lille centre-back his first signing of the summer.
The Everton boss is looking to bolster his defence in the summer transfer window and has earmarked as the Brazilian centre-back as the man around whom he can rebuild his defence.
The 22-year-old would cost in the region of £30million and talks are already underway at the senior level to complete the deal.