Kieran Trippier lined up by Everton for £12m transfer after they lost Seamus Coleman to injury
The Spurs full-back is a peripheral figure under Mauricio Pochettino who prefers to play Kyle Walker in his starting 11
EVERTON are setting up a £12m swoop for Tottenham's raiding right back Kieran Trippier as an answer to their Seamus Coleman crisis.
Ronald Koeman's scouts have been put on alert to find a replacement for the Republic of Ireland star who faces at least a year out with a double break in his leg.
And Trippier fits the bill perfectly as an attacking full back who has shown his ability in fleeting chances at Spurs after being signed from Burnley.
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Trippier, 26, has been cover for Kyle Walker but may look to start more regularly and Everton are preparing a £12 million offer.
Coleman is NOT being written off at Goodison but they will need a player to cover and hopefully compete with the popular Toffee down the line.
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Spurs will want to keep Trippier for the Champions League next season, but it would be tempting for the player to be a genuine number one at a club as big as Everton.
The former Clarets star has only featured in three Premier League fixtures this season.
Everton, who sit seventh in the table, should be able to offer European next season too as they attempt to lure the right-back to Goodison Park.
