EVERTON boss Sean Dyche wants to win the race for Blackburn midfield gem Adam Wharton.
But the Goodison chief will have to find straight cash to beat Newcastle to his signature as he closes in on a major capture.
Dyche was prepared to let striker Ellis Simms go as part of the deal but Blackburn would rather have cash than take an exchange and Everton are trying to raise it.
Ironically the sale of Simms to Coventry may help that but they still plan to shift others in a summer revolution.
Rovers would need around £15million guaranteed for Wharton and Everton could go that far, particularly if they find a buyer for Amadou Onana.