Everton line up £5m swoop for Marseille's marauding captain

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Goodison boss David Moyes is keen to sign the Albania international during the summer transfer window, according to French website mercato365.com, but the Toffees are likely to face competition from Bayern Munich and Roma for the midfielder's services.

Moyes' scouts reportedly watched the 24-year-old turn in a star performance during Marseille's 3-0 UEFA Cup triumph over Spartak Moscow a fortnight ago.

VIDEO: Here's what the 6ft midfielder can do...

And with both the French club and Everton, currently fourth in the Barclays Premier League, still in the last 16 of the competition, there is potential for Moyes pitting his present midfield resources up against Cana later in the tournament.

Cana is in his third season with Marseille, having previously spent three years with their Ligue 1 arch-rivals Paris St Germain.

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Captain fantastic: Marseille skipper Lorik Cana (left)

Born in Kosovo, he fled the war-torn country for Switzerland as a boy and first played for Lausanne Sports before joining PSG in 2002.

Cana, who has won 24 caps for Albania and he has citizenship of three countries - Albania, Switzerland and France - is under contract until 2012, although Marseille have failed to persuade him to sign an extension.

Everton face Fiorentina in the UEFA Cup next month, while Marseille play Zenit St Petersburg.