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title: "Everton to battle Liverpool in January for Ezri Konsa"
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author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2017-09-24T10:03:55Z"
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# Everton to battle Liverpool in January for Ezri Konsa

Everton will battle Liverpool for the signature of Charlton defender Ezri Konsa, in January, according to a report from Tom Hopkinson of the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-everton-both-keen-signing-11224742?5).

Everton face competition for the player from their local rivals for the 19-year-old centre back with the Blues keen to continue their strategy of buying some of the country’s best youngsters.

The teenager has been at Charlton since he was a schoolboy and the Addicks will be keen to keep hold of him but it’s looking more and more likely that he’ll leave.

![Pete Norton/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readeverton.com/readeverton/2017/09/648003484.jpg)

Konsa was part of England Under-20s’ World Cup-winning squad, alongside current Reds striker Dominic Solanke and he’s being eyed up by a number of sides.

Liverpool signed Joe Gomez from Charlton and it looks like they could go back to the London-based side as they look to bring in another youngster.

Everton themselves are no strangers to signing players from Charlton, Ademola Lookman joined the Toffees from the Addicks last season.