Source: Daily_Mail
Everton boss Moyes faces battle with Atletico Madrid for Rennes star Fanni
Everton face competition from Atletico Madrid in their bid to sign Rennes defender Rod Fanni.[LNB]In demand: Everton and Atletico target Fanni (top)[LNB]The Spanish club are ready to launch a bid for the £5million-rated right-back. They recently banked £5.9m from the sale of former Liverpool forward Florent Sinama Pongolle to Sporting Lisbon.[LNB]David Moyes tried to sign Fanni last winter and has again been linked with a move for the 28-year-old amid a defensive shortage. [LNB]Joseph Yobo, Sylvain Distin and Phil Jagielka - as well as theversatile Jack Rodwell and Dan Gosling - have missed chunks of theseason and Everton's leaky defence have conceded 32 in their 19 PremierLeague matches.[LNB]Manchester City are also interested, according to respected Frenchnewspaper L'Equipe, while Fanni's agent recently claimed West HamUnited and Tottenham Hotspur were also in the hunt. Hammers keen on £5m-rated French star Fanni to replace skipper NeillMoyes in a Fanni mood as he looks to beef up Everton's defenceEverton 2 Burnley 0: Forgotten man Vaughan fires Toffees out of sticky spotEVERTON
