The 17-year-old is regarded in recruitment circles as one of the brightest young English prospects in the game and has attracted scouts from across the Premier League.
Liverpool have also sent scouts to watch the teenager, who has played nearly 40 times this term.
Rigg is regarded as one of the top prospects in English football (Photo: Getty)
Everton are looking to strengthen – in the words of one insider – “in every single department” over the close season.
A move for Rigg – whose energetic play is seen as perfect for the style that David Moyes wants to implement next season – would make sense.
If they are promoted – and they are guaranteed a place in the Championship play-offs, even if form has tailed off a little of late – then he is highly likely to stay on Wearside.
If not, then his future becomes more complicated, given Sunderland’s player trading model.
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The price tag for Rigg would be hefty – well in excess of the £30m Leeds received from Tottenham for similarly talented midfielder Archie Gray last year.
Everton have also run checks on Rigg’s midfield teammate Dan Neil, 23, having contemplated making an offer in January.
But nowhere is more important than in the recruitment department, where transfer specialist Nick Hammond is set to follow incoming chief executive Angus Kinnear from Elland Road.
With extra funds, the pair will be expected to help land players who will significantly improve Everton – and Rigg would surely fit that bill.
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