According to Calciomercato, Everton are interested in Ola Aina and may have to battle West Ham United to procure his signature. The 23-year-old only joined Torino on a permanent deal last summer, but he could be on the move already given all the interest.
Aina initially joined the Serie A outfit on loan from Chelsea in 2018 and went on to make 32 appearances in all competitions. The Nigerian international turned the move permanent after impressing on loan and has since made another 25 appearances across the board.
As per WhoScored, Aina has made 20 Serie A appearances, created 16 chances with one assist, won 22 aerial duels (53.7%), completed 77.3% of his 635 passes, whipped in 42 crosses with 23.8% accuracy, made 42 successful dribbles (65.6%), had eight shots with 25% accuracy, blocked 31 shots/crosses/passes, made 26 clearances, won 23 free-kicks, gave away 19 fouls and averaged a tackle (28) or interception (34) every 23 minutes.
Everton are on the hunt for a right-back to accompany Seamus Coleman next season, as Cuco Martina is expected to be released when his contract expires this summer, Djibril Sidibe could return to parent club AS Monaco in the coming months and Jonjoe Kenny is keen to stay at Schalke 04.
The Toffees have been linked with Bouna Sarr and Santiago Arias, but Aina may be a good alternative. Calciomercato say the 23-year-old has a €10m (£8.7m) asking price while Gazetta Dello Sport via The Turin Crowd say he earns €1m-a-year (£0.87m-a-year).