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.In demand: Everton and Atletico target Fanni (top)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.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. 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.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

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