Sylvain Distin will complete a medical with Everton and is set to join the club from
Portsmouth.
The French defender has signed with the Toffees for an
undisclosed fee subject to a medical and will be used as a straight
replacement for Joleon Lescott who joined Manchester City earlier this week.
Distin was also linked with Aston
Villa but after that club made a move for City’s
Richard Dunne, Everton emerged
as the frontrunner.
Everton chief executive
Robert Elstone confirmed the deal was poised.
"After Sylvain made it clear his preferred destination was
Goodison, the chairman (Bill Kenwright ) moved quickly to finalise
the deal - and Sylvain is now on his way to Merseyside to undergo a
medical," Elstone told the club's official website.