According to The Times reporter Paul Joyce, the conversations have gathered pace as Everton weighs the cost of taking on a player whose weekly wages stand at £300,000 [$403,470], a figure City hopes to recover almost in full over the course of a season-long loan worth around £12m [$16m].

Everton are looking to make Jack Grealish their sixth summer signing and after a major development in their pursuit, are increasingly confident of getting their man

Jack Grealish will be one of five Manchester City players who will leave in the final weeks of the summer transfer window