Everton have been linked with a move for Viktor Gyokeres recently, and a new update has emerged regarding the player’s future ahead of the summer transfer window.

What’s the latest on Viktor Gyokeres to Everton?

According to TEAMtalk, Coventry City will find it difficult to hold onto their star striker this summer as he enters the final 12 months of his contract.

As per the report, Everton were credited with an interest in Gyokeres over the January transfer window but were priced out of a move due to his £25m price tag, and they will now need to compete with relegation rivals Leeds United to secure his signature at the end of the season.

Could Gyokeres solve Everton’s biggest concern?

There is no doubt that reinvestment into the forward line is long overdue after the Everton hierarchy failed to acquire any new additions last month, despite the squad’s attacking threat being considerably weakened over the last 12 months.

Richarlison – who was the Toffees’ top scorer last season – moved to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, while breakthrough star Anthony Gordon made a shock move to Newcastle United in January, with those two and Dominic Calvert-Lewin easily some of the best talent that Everton had to offer in the final third.

Indeed, Dwight McNeil and Neal Maupay were brought in to bolster the attacking ranks, but both have failed to make the desired impact, with just three goals between the pair during the campaign so far.

Everton are teetering on the edge of the relegation zone in 16th place – just one point clear of the bottom three – and they currently have the joint-worst goal tally in the entire Premier League, which is a testament to the dire situation in which they find themselves once again.

As a result, signing Gyokeres could solve Sean Dyche’s biggest concern if the powerbrokers at Goodison Park could strike a deal in the summer, as his goalscoring form and attacking prowess is hard to ignore for an Everton team struggling for goal contributions.

Across 32 Championship appearances in the current campaign, the Swedish sensation – who was dubbed an “immense threat” by Millwall boss Gary Rowett – has scored 14 goals, registered four assists and created five big chances. He has averaged 1.9 successful dribbles, 1.3 key passes, 1.3 shots on target and a whopping 6.3 successful duels per game, illustrating his huge presence in front of goal.

Gyokeres is currently the second-highest scorer in the Championship with a shot accuracy of 69%, he and could now follow in the footsteps of Calvert-Lewin by making the step up from the second tier into the Premier League by joining Everton, just as the Englishman did in 2016.

The 24-year-old could be the new addition this summer that Dyche desperately needs in order to stabilise Everton in the Premier League and could make a huge difference to them next season.