Everton 's interest in Byram goes back more than 12 months .
Everton had initially appeared that they were going to wait until the summer to make their move , given that Byram 's contract at Elland Road expires in June .
Everton 's interest in Byram goes back more than 12 months and it had initially appeared that they were going to wait until the summer to make their move , given that Byram 's contract at Elland Road expires in June .