Baines to join Toffees

Everton have agreed a fee with Wigan for England Under-21 defender Leighton Baines.

Everton have agreed a fee with Wigan for England Under-21 defender Leighton Baines.

Baines will undergo a medical today and is set to discuss personal terms with the club he supported as a boy.

The 22-year-old has been much in demand this summer and turned down a £6million move to Sunderland last month.

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