Everton are set to seal £18m move for Ukraine left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko from Dinamo Kiev… as Rafa Benitez’s rift with Lucas Digne drags on amid reports club could sell the Frenchman
- Everton are poised to sign Ukraine left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko from Dinamo Kiev
- Sportsmail understands the club have agreed a £18m move for the 22-year-old
- Mykolenko’s signing comes while Rafa Benitez is unhappy with Lucas Digne
- Former Everton defender David Weir is re-joining in a player development role
Everton are signing Ukraine defender Vitaliy Mykolenko from Dinamo Kiev.
Sportsmail understands that Everton are set to pay Dinamo around £18million for the 22-year-old left-back, who has turned out 21 times for the national side.
Mykolenko played five out of six games for Dinamo in their unsuccessful Champions League group stage campaign and started all four of Ukraine’s games at Euro 2020, where his side went out at the last-16 stage after being trounced 4-0 by England.
Everton are poised to sign Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko for around £18million
The move comes weeks after French left-back Lucas Digne was dropped from the squad
His arrival comes just as Everton are in the midst of a stand off with Lucas Digne.
Coach Rafa Benitez left Digne out of the squad for the matches against Arsenal and Crystal Palace following reports of a fallout with the Spaniard.
He was due to return to action against Chelsea but then informed the coaches he was unwell a day before the game at Stamford Bridge, where the Toffees snatched a 1-1 draw.
And according to Italian transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Everton would be happy to part with the France international in the January window if they get a good offer for him.
Rafa Benitez dropped Digne for two matches after a reported spat with the Frenchman
Former Everton defender David Weir is returning to the club in a player development role
Sportsmail has also learned that former Everton defender David Weir is returning to the club in a player development role.
Weir made over 200 appearances for the Merseysiders and rejoined the club as a youth coach after retiring from playing.
He has recently been working in at Brighton following a brief coaching career, managing Sheffield United and then being assistant coach to Mark Warburton at Brentford.