EVERTON are fuming that Dan Gosling is set to walk away from Goodison Park for nothing.

The Goodison Park outfit insist they had a verbal agreement with the youngster to extend his contract on improved terms.

However, it is thought that after becoming aware of interest from other Premier League clubs, the England under-21s international has now rejected a pay deal in the region of £15,000-a-week from Everton and will leave the club as a free agent.

Newcastle United, Sunderland and West Ham are leading the chase to snap him up.

A Premier League hearing ruled that Gosling was free to leave because Everton failed to put their offer of a new deal in writing before a cut-off point in mid-May.

Everton will now lose out on a substantial compensation fee for the £4million rated player.

The 21-year-old was set to double his money at Everton but, after initially indicating he saw his future on Merseyside, is thought to have had a change of heart and has now told Everton he wants to leave.

Although Everton claim they had a gentleman’s agreement with Gosling they failed to tie him to the club by official means allowing him to exercise his right to move on.