Moussa Sissoko to Everton: Ronald Koeman set to complete £30m swoop for Newcastle midfielder

The France international excelled at Euro 2016 and has openly discussed his wish to leave

The sale of Sissoko would earn the club a hefty profit on summer business (Getty)

Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko is destined to join Everton for £30m, spread over five years, as terms were agreed between all three parties to end his stay at St James' Park.

The France international excelled at Euro 2016 and has openly discussed his wish to join Real Madrid this summer but, with no bid from Zinedine Zidane’s European champions, he may now have to settle for Everton after Tottenham pulled out of the race.

With James McCarthy expected to leave Goodison Park, Sky Sports say this evening Ronald Koeman has isolated Sissoko as the perfect replacement for the Republic of Ireland international – but he will have to dig deep to get the deal done.

Newcastle rebuffed an offer in the region of £16m from Spurs on Wednesday with the Championship outfit holding out for a figure closer to £30m, as they have done all summer.

The report adds that the Magpies were prepared to accept the fee to be paid in five instalments of £6m but the Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was unprepared to commit the club to such a proposal ahead of the stadium move.

Everton have made their best start to a Premier League campaign in a decade under new Dutch manager Koeman, collecting seven points from their opening three games, and has persuaded striker Romelu Lukaku to remain in Merseyside for at least another season.

“Two wins and one draw is very positive, but we can do much better and we need to improve in several aspects,” he said after the 1-0 success against Stoke City last weekend.