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Fitness is now an issue for Everton with left-back Leighton Baines ruled out for three months after an ankle injury.

The Blues have already had a £26 million bid knocked back for the 21-year-old England global, with Everton manager Roberto Martinez reacting angrily to Chelsea’s public pursuit of one of his club’s key assets.

The Mason Holgate saga is finally over as he joins Everton from Barnsley for an undisclosed fee. Stones has not given any indication that he wants a move to Chelsea FC so if he has done so it was behind closed doors.

Stones is now the focus of attention of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who is willing to fork out as much as £30m for him, and if Holgate can reach that level himself in the future, Roberto Martinez will have pulled off a fine bit of business with regards to the long-term plans...

Chelsea have had several bids for Stones rejected and Toffees manager Roberto Martinez has been adamant the last few days about keeping the talented English defender.

Everton have reportedly won the race to sign boom youngster Mason Holgate, with the England youth global undergoing a medical on Thursday morning (AEST).

Argentina goakepper Sergio Romero is set for a medical at Manchester United as the transfer merry-go-round continues.