Everton boss Roberto Martinez has stepped up his interest in £12million-rated Swiss sensation Breel Embolo, writes Mel Henderson in the Sunday People .

The Toffees ' manager made a personal check on the 18-year-old on Thursday as he netted in Basel’s 2-0 win over Lech Poznan in the Europa League.

Cameroon-born Embolo made his Basel debut in February last year and since then has attracted the attention of a host of Premier League clubs.

Arsenal and Tottenham have both been linked with the player, who appeared as a substitute for the Swiss against England at Wembley last month.

But the fact that Martinez jetted to Switzerland three days ago suggests he could be paving the way for a bid in the January transfer window.

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