Christian Kofane's agent, Eric Depolo, confirmed that Everton is among several clubs monitoring the Bayer Leverkusen striker, also listing Chelsea, Newcastle United, Brentford, FC Barcelona, and Bayern Munich. Depolo stated that interest from Arsenal is genuine and believes they are in the leading position for a transfer at the end of the season, adding that a bid is being prepared for the summer. A report from Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sport claimed that Leverkusen are demanding between €60 and €70 million for Kofane, and that Real Madrid and other top English clubs are also reportedly interested.