Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster will no longer be most expensive British goalkeeper after Jordan Pickford's £30m move to Everton

Fraser Forster is set to be usurped as the most expensive ever British goalkeeper in spectacular fashion after Everton agreed a fee of £30m with Sunderland to sign Jordan Pickford.

Saints stopper Forster had held the record for three years following his £10m switch from Celtic to Saints.

Forster was one of Ronald Koeman’s first signings as Saints boss.

Koeman, now at Everton, is set to shower even more money on a young British stopper when he completes a deal for Pickford.

The Black Cats have accepted an offer from the Merseyside club which could rise to £30m with various add-ons included in the package.

Pickford was one of the few bright spots as Sunderland were relegated last term and he is currently in Poland with England Under-21s.

Signing a new goalkeeper had always looked like a top priority for Toffees boss Koeman this summer.

Last year he brought in fellow Dutchman Maarten Stekelenburg, who he had also signed for Saints, but neither he nor Joel Robles could nail down a regular spot between the posts as they made 19 Premier League starts each.

Everton were linked with Manchester City's out-of-favour stopper Joe Hart when he was originally deemed surplus to requirements, and they seemed like one of his more obvious suitors again in this window.

However, Koeman has instead moved for the man who may be England's number one further down the line.

Pickford was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award despite featuring for a team that finished bottom of the top-flight table.

He earned a call-up to England's senior ranks in October and has represented the country at each of the six youth levels from Under-16 upwards.

Born in the north-east, Pickford came through Sunderland's academy system and had a series of loan deals with the likes of Preston, Bradford, and Carlisle prior to becoming his boyhood club's number one last term.

Should the terms of each of the add-ons be met, Pickford would become Everton's record signing, eclipsing the £28m they shelled out for Romelu Lukaku in 2014.

The fee is short of the £35m Manchester City parted with earlier this summer to land Brazilian stopper Ederson, though Pickford would be far and away the most expensive British goalkeeper ever.