Everton are considering making a bid for Cagliari centre half Davide Astori this summer, according to Italian daily Tuttosport.
Astori made 30 appearances during his loan spell at Roma who finished runners’-up to Juventus in Serie A last season.
However, his performances were not considered up to the mark for Roma to make the deal permanent this summer and he is set to return to Cagliari.
Despite Roma opting against signing him on a permanent basis, he did enough to attract interest from Schalke and there is talk that Premier League outfit Sunderland are also keen.
However, the Black Cats will face stiff competition from another English side for the 28-year-old Italian as according to Tuttosport, Everton are also pondering over making a move for him.
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After recently releasing Sylvain Distin and Antolin Alcaraz, Robert Martinez is in the market for defenders this summer and Astori has emerged as an option for the Everton boss.
Cagliari were relegated from Serie A last season and with clubs such as Sunderland, Everton and Schalke interested in him, the defender could decide to move out of Italy this summer.
Astori has stacked up 179 appearances for Cagliari and has ten international caps with Italy.
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