Everton get encouragement over Christ Inao Oulai deal, thanks to Manchester United

Everton are pushing to make more midfield additions as they target Trabzonspor's Christ Inao Oulai.

The Cote d'Ivoire international joined the Turkish club last summer from Ligue 2 side Bastia and enjoyed an impressive debut season in the Super Lig.

While the 20-year-old has shown his talent in Trabzon, it's his performances at the 2026 World Cup that caught a lot of people's attention.

Oulai is now being linked with a move to Hill Dickinson Stadium after featuring heavily in North America and could join David Moyes' ranks.

The Toffees have made two new additions so far this summer in Hayden Hackney and Tyrique George.

With Idrissa Gueye a free agent after his contract at the Blues expired, the Scottish manager arguably needs a successor for the veteran Senegal international and they may have found him.

Everton given positive assessment amid Christ Inao Oulai interest

Goodison News have reported on Everton's interest in Oulai, who has been described as a World Cup "revelation", with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona now keeping an eye on him.

Apart from the two European giants, plenty of Premier League clubs are linked with the midfielder.

According to Italian journalist Niccolo Ceccarini, who has over 35,000 followers on X, Manchester United have made enquiries about signing the Cote d'Ivoire youngster.

It just goes to show that the Merseyside outfit are shopping in the right market as they look to sign players who are being tracked by other top teams.

The quality of the teams pursuing Oulai clearly shows he has a lot of potential, which Moyes could unlock in L3.

Friedkin Group yet to confirm the one signing everyone waits for

There will surely be some concern about whether Everton can sign Jack Grealish permanently after his loan spell in Merseyside.

The Englishman has entered the final year of his contract at Manchester City.

While the winger may want to reunite with Moyes next season, the delay around his future certainly isn't encouraging.

If The Friedkin Group truly believe they can sign the 30-year-old, it shouldn't be taking them this long in the transfer window to confirm it.

The Toffees are yet to show any urgency to reinforce their squad for the Scottish manager and the American owners haven't given fans much to cheer about so far.