Everton and Brighton battling it out for £5m Charlton wonderkid Ezri Konsa
Failure to secure promotion back to the Championship has left Addicks exposed to bids for highy-rated young defender
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Everton and Brighton are going head-to-head for Charlton whizzkid Ezri Konsa, according to reports.
Failure to get back to the Championship has exposed the Addicks to clubs looking to pick off their best young talent.
The League One side are resigned to losing Konsa who has been attracting huge interest from Premier League sides all season.
Konsa, who is rated as one of the country’s best young prospects, has been on the radar of the Merseyside outfit and the Seagulls since the turn of the year.
He joined the Charlton academy at 12 and signed his first professional contract three years ago, established himself as a first-team regular last season, making 47 appearances for the Londoners.
Konsa still has two years remaining on the improved deal he penned in March 2017.
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The Addicks value the defender at around £5million, but will hope interest is serious enough to spark a bidding war.
New Goodison boss Marco Silva is already a big fan from his time in charge at Watford.
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Silva views Konsa as the long-term replacement for veteran Toffees skipper Phil Jagielka.
Brighton boss Chris Hughton wants Konsa, who can also play at right-back and as a defensive midfielder, to add depth to his squad.
Hughton has already bagged Nigerian international Leon Balogun and is monitoring Reading defender Liam Moore.