The leaders know they are able to go in with a straight cash offer without having to offload any of their players, and they are now favourites to get their man. aints suffer late collapseNo ZonziSteven N'Zonzi has turned down approach from Everton to return to the Premier LeagueTEAM NEWSEverton vs Saints: Maya Yoshida in for Virgil van Dijk as Calvert-Lewin handed his first Toffees startSchneid moveEverton's pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin looks doomed with Man United preferring to sell abroadWIT'S ENDChelsea and Everton target Axel Witsel set to snub Prem clubs after being offered incredible deal in ChinaCLEVER MOVENewcastle submit loan offer for Everton's Tom Cleverley until the end of the season And Koeman has made it clear he is ready to start writing some big cheques. Both Chelsea and Arsenal are seeking more cover at left-back, and Rodriguez has shown up well in scouting reports this season. SunSport has been told United see Everton as rivals despite being nine points ahead of the Toffees in the table and could sell the midfielder to Inter Milan instead. Only Hull have a worst goalscoring record?having scored 16 goals in 19 games. But the 27-year-old holding midfielder would not get a deal close to that kind of money from any clu. Getty Images3Andy Carroll hammering home against Swansea CityGetty Images3The striker has missed the. A classy passer, intelligence beyond his years and the vision to pick apart any defence, he has one goal and three assists in just nine starts and completes 86. The 17 goals scored by Karanka’s side this season remains joint second lowest alongside Sunderland. The transfer would be the third joint highest in world football, equalling the £80m deal that brought Ronaldo to Real Madrid from Man Utd in 2009.