Everton hours away from Ben Godfrey transfer development

Ben Godfrey is on his way out of Everton with the club set to reach an agreement with Atalanta “in the coming hours”, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.

The Sky Sports Italia journalist posted on X that the Serie A side was expecting to reach a final agreement with the Toffees imminently, setting Godfrey’s transfer to Bergamo in motion.

Atalanta have increased their previous bid to £8.65million with an initial fee of £7.62million paid for the 26-year-old centre-back.

Godfrey has made just 30 appearances combined in his last two seasons at Goodison Park and looks set to move on to pastures new in Italy after an agreement is reached with Atalanta [Fabrizio Romano, 27 June].

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Godfrey’s injury woes over the last two seasons mean he’s fallen well down the pecking order at Goodison Park, and just 15 Premier League appearances in 2023/24 is a testament to that.

His absences have coincided with the rise of players like Jarrad Branthwaite, who has exploded onto the scene this season and is now considered an unsellable asset in Sean Dyche’s side [The i, 21 June].