A new update has emerged regarding an "exceptional" Everton transfer target this summer, with just shy of £22m needed if the Blues want to snap him up.

Moyes provides transfer update at Everton

The start of the 2025/26 Premier League season is now just a couple of weeks away, with Everton beginning their campaign with a trip to Leeds United on August 18th.

It has been a frustrating summer transfer window for the Blues, however, in terms of the volume of players signed, with David Moyes admitting that his side don't feel fully ready going into the new campaign.

"We've got huge priorities as far as where we would like to try and buy the players if we could do. But also, we've got a numbers situation as well, we're short in numbers, so there's a bit of both. We're trying to get the pieces we really want first, and that's what we've been fighting to do. So hopefully we can, hopefully things will fall into place.

"But we're just beginning to think, my goodness, we're just not getting enough over the line. Because we are actively working to try [and] it's not as if we're a club who are saying [that] we're waiting to sell a player before we can bring one in. But it's not really the situation. We've got money to spend, and we'll have to try and spend it wisely."

Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz has been mentioned as a summer option as Everton look to upgrade in midfield, but it's Benfica's Florentino Luis who was the subject of a Toffees approach this week, and now a fresh update has dropped regarding the latter.

Everton find out asking price for "exceptional" ace

According to Record [via Sport Witness], Everton will need to pay €25m (around £21.7m) to have a chance of signing Luis this summer, with fellow Premier League clubs Burnley and Leeds United also in the race to bring him in.

No official bid has been tabled yet, with the aforementioned enquiry the most progress made, and it remains to be seen if the Blues will push forward in their efforts.

A midfielder is paramount for Everton in the coming weeks, in terms of quality and depth in the middle of the park, especially after the exit of Abdoulaye Doucoure.

Luis looks like an ideal option to bring in, with the 25-year-old racking up 176 appearances for Benfica and winning two Primeira Liga titles with Benfica, as well as being lauded by former manager Rui Vitoria.

"Florentino Luis is an exceptional talent. He has the qualities that every coach would want in a midfielder: tenacity, intelligence, and technique."

Luis is at a point in his career where a move to the Premier League could appeal, allowing him to test himself abroad, and he has the defensive quality and technical ability to shine there, having averaged 4.2 tackles per game and enjoyed an 87.8% pass completion rate in the Champions League last season.