As David Moyes sets his sights on a summer overhaul at the club, Everton have now reportedly submitted an opening bid to beat rivals Liverpool to an exciting target.
Moyes aiming for Everton overhaul
Speaking at a Men in Blazers event in New York, Moyes revealed that he still wants nine or 10 fresh faces at Everton this summer, despite already welcoming Thierno Barry, Mark Travers and Carlos Alcaraz on a permanent deal.
This follows reports that The Friedkin Group are in a position to spend as much as £150m this summer if they please and have set their sights on a number of targets as a result.
Among those targets is Bayern Munich left-back Adam Aznou. According to fresh reports, the Toffees have now agreed a deal worth around £10m and the teenager is set to undergo a medical at the club.
Likely to become Everton’s fourth signing of the summer, Aznou will push Vitaliy Mykolenko all the way for a starting place and perhaps even force himself into Moyes’ strongest side.
But those at the Hill Dickinson Stadium are unlikely to be done there. The Friedkin Group are out to make a statement and, as such, the likes of James McAtee are still on what is an extensive summer shortlist.
The Manchester City starlet often found his game time limited last season even as Pep Guardiola’s side faltered for the first time in four seasons. Now, the midfielder looks likely to be on the move in search of the minutes he so desperately craved.
It’s worth pointing out that, even as he failed to work his way into Guardiola’s starting plans, the City boss was often still full of praise – describing him as “special” following a hat-trick against Salford City.
Special players seems to be the memo in Merseyside this summer too, with Everton now also reportedly in talks to sign an impressive winger.
Everton submit opening Fofana offer
According to Fabrizio Romano, Everton have now submitted an opening offer to sign Malick Fofana from Lyon this summer, with talks at an “advanced” stage.
The talented winger has attracted interest from several sides this summer, including from Liverpool, who were reportedly preparing an offer, but it is the Toffees who are now advancing.
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Following underwhelming performances from loanees Jack Harrison and Jesper Lindstrom, Moyes reportedly earmarked the need for a new, more dangerous winger before Everton turned towards Fofana to offer them exactly that.
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In a season that saw him score 11 goals and create six more in all competitions last season, the Belgian earned the praise of analyst Ben Mattinson, who was left in awe of his “explosive” running ability down Lyon’s left-hand side.
Now, it’s Everton who could be about to benefit from that ability and so much more as they push to land another major upgrade this summer.
