Everton have put a £10m price tag on striker Yakubu after rejecting a £6m bid from West Ham. The Nigerian has been linked with a Goodison Park exit this summer, but David Moyes is said to want to recoup the majority of the £11.25m fee they paid Middlesbrough in 2007. Yakubu revealed recently that he nearly joined Tottenham, but an injury scuppered a move to the capital.

Yakubu is starting to rediscover his form after injury, that’s the view of Everton boss David Moyes. The powerful Nigerian was sidelined for nearly a year due to a ruptured Achilles tendon played 90 minutes in Everton’s 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday. Yak is definitely showing signs of getting back,” Moyes said. “The injury was a nine-month...

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has described Yakubu as one of the best strikers that he has played with. The Nigerian forward has recently returned to action following injury, and is now on international duty ahead of their World Cup qualifier with Mozambique. “I’m so happy for him,” Pienaar told evertonTV. “He’s worked really hard in...