Everton reportedly had a January offer for AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud turned down after the Blues tabled a £120,000-a-week deal for the Frenchman.
According to Calciomercato, he is closing in on an extension with last season's Serie A-winner just a matter of months after the Blues were once again rebuffed by France's all-time leading goalscorer.
The former Arsenal talisman rejected a move to Goodison Park in 2017 and is said to have followed suit as they made a late move for the 36-year-old in a ploy to appease their striking issues. Throughout the campaign, they have been without Dominic Calvert-Lewin after ongoing injury problems and after the recall of Ellis Simms from Sunderland, alongside Neal Maupay, he became one of two attacking options.