Manchester City have agreed a £65m deal with Everton for winger Iliman Ndiaye as an alternative to Cody Gakpo.
With contact already established between City and Everton over Jack Grealish, discussions have moved swiftly.
City's deal is broken up into a £60m guaranteed payment plus £5m in bonuses.
Richarlison's reluctance to make a final decision on a move to Everton held up Spurs' advanced talks involving Ndiaye that had been ongoing since yesterday.
It means Tottenham are looking to alternative targets and have started talks with Chelsea about a loan for Mykhailo Mudryk.
Earlier on Monday, Liverpool rejected City's £80m bid for Cody Gakpo.
Your Site News understands Liverpool are concerned about their chances of bringing in a replacement for the Dutchman.
Manchester City want to sign a wide forward and a central midfielder before the window closes.
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Manchester City allowed Savio and Omar Marmoush to join Tottenham earlier month, reducing Enzo Maresca's options on the wing.
City did not name a winger on their bench in Friday's and started with Phil Foden - who Enzo Maresca admitted is not a winger - out wide at Selhurst Park.
on Monday while Victor Munoz arrived from Osasuna earlier this summer.
Spurs also targeted Gakpo in this window before signing Savio and Marmoush.
