Barcelona will allegedly give Everton their option of as many as four players as part of a deal for highly-rated midfielder Amadou Onana.

Alongside much-coveted defender Jarrad Branthwaite, Onana is seen as another Toffees man who might move for huge money this summer in order to help Everton’s financial crisis.

Sean Dyche’s men were previously penalised a record 10 points for breaking Profit and Sustainability Rules, although their sentence was reduced to a six-point reduction upon appeal.

Thanks to Nottingham Forest’s own economic infractions and accompanying four-point deduction, Everton are safe in 16th place for the time being, albeit with just a four-point lead over the Tricky Trees with a game in hand.

The Toffees therefore remain at significant risk of a first-ever relegation from the Premier League, and such a dreadful scenario would certainly force the Merseyside club to entertain lowball bids for its in-demand stars.

Twenty-two-year-old midfielder Onana would be expected to wave farewell should Everton face demotion to the Championship, but his contract is not due to expire until 2027, and the Toffees are apparently holding out for a sum of approximately £80 million in spite of their position.

That eight-figure price tag might prove too costly for Barcelona to stump up amid their fragile financial situation, but according to Sport, via Teamtalk, the Blaugrana could try to sweeten the deal by including some out-of-favour troops.

Sergino Dest, Clement Lenglet, Ansu Fati, who are all on loan elsewhere, and Fermin Lopez might purportedly be given to the Premier League strugglers, as none of them appear to have a future with Barcelona.

Once regarded as the heir to Lionel Messi, Fati’s progress has since been hindered by a succession of injuries, and he has made just three top-flight starts for Brighton & Hove Albion during his current loan term.

Lenglet, in the meantime, is currently on his second tenure in England with Aston Villa, and after not playing a single minute of Premier League football before December 17, he has started each of the Lions’ past 12 games in the top flight

Out-of-favour right-back Dest failed to rekindle his career during a loan spell with AC Milan, but he has prospered back in his country of birth with PSV Eindhoven, scoring two goals and setting up six more in 33 games.

Barcelona’s dreams of adding Dest in a deal for Onana could be scuppered, though, since PSV maintains the option to sign the USA international on a permanent basis at the conclusion of the season.

Finally, 20-year-old midfielder Lopez is beginning to make ripples in the first team and has scored in each of his past two appearances against Napoli and Atletico Madrid, although he could be moved down the pecking order by the arrival of Onana or another lynchpin this summer.

While it is ultimately down to Barcelona and Everton to make an agreement, Onana is allegedly fascinated by the thought of playing for the reigning Spanish champions and has selected them as one of his most desirable destinations.

However, the former Lille man is not putting all his eggs in one Blaugrana basket and would listen to proposals from other potential bidders, two of which are thought to be Arsenal and Manchester United.