Three reasons Everton must replace 26-year-old with German stopper reportedly available for £3m
COMMENT By Will Butcher
Everton must join a trio of Premier League teams in chasing Spartak Moscow defender Serdar Tasci after Ramiro Funes Mori suffered a long-term knee injury.
Funes Mori, 26, injured his knee while on international duty back in March and after undergoing knee surgery in Barcelona, the defender is set to miss a large chunk of action.
Sky Sports claim the Argentina international will be sidelined for the next six to nine months, and a replacement is required at the back as the Toffees prepare for a Europa League campaign.
The Mirror reported that Premier League sides Newcastle and Stoke are all interested in German stopper Tasci, who is worth £3million.
It is said that if Watford fail to secure a deal to sign Valencia defender Almen Abdennour, then they will also turn to Tasci.
Football Insider considers why Everton should steal a march on their domestic rivals by luring Tasci to Goodison Park, including how the future of another defender is also in doubt: