Everton make an offer to Rangers for striker Nikica Jelavic

? Moyes desperate to land forward before Tuesday deadline
? Sale of �5m Bilyaletdinov has given him funds to invest

Everton have made a bid to sign the Glasgow Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic before the transfer deadline having completed the �5m sale of Diniyar Bilyaletdinov to Spartak Moscow.

David Moyes is desperate to improve his forward options before Tuesday and is also trying to sign the Paris St-Germain striker Guillaume Hoarau on loan.

The Everton manager has funds from the sale of Bilyaletdinov to reinvest and, having monitored Jelavic for several months, has made an official offer for the 26-year-old Croatia international.

Jelavic missed Rangers' 4-0 win over Hibernian on Saturday through illness and has been linked with several Premier League clubs, including Liverpool and Queens Park Rangers.

• Everton
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• Rangers

Andy Hunter

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