Everton appear set to sign Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze with £38.7m buy obligation

Everton are reportedly closing in on a blockbuster eleventh-hour signing as they're set to acquire the services of Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the Toffees are just one step away from securing the signing of the 23-year-old.

The Toffees only intensified their negotiations from August 30 and have now reached an agreement in principle to sign the Nigerian.

Affects Gordon's future?

This deal certainly raises alarm bells over the future of Anthony Gordon who himself has been linked with a big-money move to Chelsea.

It was understood that the Toffees were not keen on letting him go, but the fact that they're looking at Chukwueze for astounding sums of money suggests that Gordon's future may not be secured just yet.

It's surprising to see Everton suddenly agree a deal to sign a player when he wasn't being chased the entire summer.

Hopefully, the board are signing him regardless of what happens to Gordon and in an ideal world, the two can be on opposite flanks with Dominic Calvert-Lewin leading the line.

Everton really look to be making some big moves so late on in the window and we cannot wait to see if they manage to get this deal over the line.

Only recently did they open contact with the La Liga club to sign him and things appear to have progressed at such a quick rate that an announcement may soon be imminent.

If so, he will undoubtedly be one of the biggest signings in the club's history in terms of finances.