French defender Sebastien Bassong has claimed Everton are in touch over a possible move to the Premiership outfit.

The 21-year-old Metz man is looking to move to a top league and claims of contacts by English and German clubs.

Bassong, who turns 22 next week, has also declined an opportunity to move to Dinamo Bucharest; and is now waiting for an offer.

“I have approaches from Germany and in England,” Bassong told mercato365.fr. “To me the reality is that there are more contacts abroad than in France.

“There is Everton in The Premier League as well as Wolfsburg and Hamburg in the Bundesliga. But it’s only touches; I’m waiting to see what’s going to happen in the future.

“I don’t want to leave just to leave. I’m waiting for a real project. There’s no hurry but I want to leave, to see something elsewhere, but I still have time. There’s no emergency. Negotiations are just starting.”