Everton And Sunderland After Swedish Youngsters

Everton and Sunderland will go head-to-head to sign Swedish youngsters Nikola Laden and Emilio Rossi.

BK Hacken pair Laden, 18, and Rossi, 19, are attacking midfielders who have been outstanding for Sweden Under-18s, alerting a host of Premier League clubs to their availability.

Everton and Sunderland are keen to bring the youngsters, who are regarded as the two hottest young prospects in Scandinavia, to England - while Championship sides West Ham and free-spending Leicester are monitoring the situation.

Both will feature in the national Under-19s final against Kalmar this Sunday, where some of Europe’s elite clubs will run the rule over the youngsters, and BK Hacken, who play in the Swedish Premier League, are resigned to losing the pair.

Sunderland are understood to be keen on bringing them both to the North East within the next 14 days to beat off competition from the European big boys.