Atalanta are willing to wait until January to sign Ben Godfrey on a pre-contract agreement if no deal is reached with Everton this summer, according to HITC.
The online source reported [27 June] that, while several teams are keeping tabs on the 27-year-old’s situation at Goodison Park, the Italian club have already offered around £10million for the defender.
Despite this, the Toffees value the player around £15million, with fellow interested club Lyon said to have made a bid much closer to their valuation.
But HITC report that Atalanta would be willing to waiting 12 months for Godfrey, who is out of contract in June 2025.
Could Everton lose Ben Godfrey to Atalanta for free next summer?
The Toffees are in an extremely difficult position with Godfrey this summer.
The centre-back is approaching the final 12 months of his contract at Goodison Park, meaning the club is at great risk of losing the player for free next summer, having signed him for £25million in 2020 [BBC Sport].
That would be a huge loss, and a disappointing one at that after his recent seasons with the club, having only made 13 Premier League starts last term.
