Richarlison and Iliman Ndiaye swap deal on the cards for Everton and Tottenham

Tottenham are interested in signing Everton star Iliman Ndiaye before the summer transfer window closes.

Arsenal and Manchester City have been linked with the 26-year-old attacker, with Everton reportedly valuing him at £80million.

Ndiaye has been the star of the show at Everton for the last couple of seasons, scoring 17 goals and supplying four assists in 73 total appearances.

However, the next few days could be his final on Merseryside with Tottenham now reportedly eyeing up a deal, and potentially offering up Richarlison in a swap deal.

Everton have already done a swap with Crystal Palace this summer, exchanging Dwight McNeil for ex-Tottenham attacker Brennan Johnson.

And it seems that the Toffees have the option to pull off another similar deal before the 11pm transfer cut-off on Tuesday.

Iliman Ndiaye exit talks continue as surprise Richarlison option emerges

According to Foot Mercato journalist Santi Aouna, Spurs are eyeing up Ndiaye as an option to bolster their attack in the coming days.

He adds that Richarlison "could go the other way and join Everton".

However, Aouna also reports that Ndiaye is also in talks with Manchester City and Jack Grealish could yet make the move from the Etihad to Hill Dickinson.

Richarlison left Everton for Spurs in 2022 after spending four years on Merseyside and scoring 53 goals in 152 appearances.

He started Tottenham's Premier League opening-day defeat to Brentford last week but was an unused substitute in the mid-week Carabao Cup win over Charlton.

But could that be the final time he finds himself in a Spurs matchday squad?

What's the likelihood this deal gets done?

Everton almost seem to have a couple of choices here, and that's because they have themselves a real gem in Ndiaye.

Obviously, no one wants to lose the Senegal international. However, he's someone who is good enough to be playing for a top Premier League club and also playing in European competition.

Spurs don't have that, but they do have a 29-year-old Brazilian forward who's proven he can score goals for fun for Everton and has a real rapport with the fans.

Grealish, on the other hand, is a bit older, a bit less reliable due to injury issues and could cost more money in terms of wages.

However, there's no reason why Everton cannot get both of these players back before the deadline passes on Tuesday

If Ndiaye goes to Spurs, there's no way that it'll be a straight swap. The North London club would be expected to part with a big amount of cash on top of Richarlison if they want this deal to work.