Everton want to sign ‘frightening’ £25m Championship player ahead of Marseille
Ismaila Sarr is a name you can’t get away from in most transfer windows and the Watford man is once again in the headlines this weekend.
Sarr is regarded as one of the standout players in the Championship and had a decent season with Watford, despite their struggles back in the second tier in the main.
The Senegal star is wanted by West Ham, with their interest made known around a month ago. However, according to Foot Mercato and their journalist Santi Aouna, Everton are now keen.
Foot Mercato reports how Sarr is wanted by Marseille. The French side are apparently putting a bid together to sign Sarr, despite having just landed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Following his own report up on Twitter, Aouna confirms that Everton are interested in Sarr as well.
The Toffees are looking to strengthen this summer as Sean Dyche looks to avoid a repeat of another relegation dogfight.
Lauded as being a ‘frightening‘ winger, Sarr has electric pace and shone for Watford in the season they went down.
Sarr was previousl the subject of a £25m bid from Aston Villa as well. Certainly, he is a wanted man when it comes to players in the Championship.
Ideal for Everton
With talk of Demarai Gray potentially moving on, Ismaila Sarr would be an ideal player to come in for Everton right now.
They could use his speed and quickness in wide areas and the fact he knows the league well already is a bonus.
Sarr has done well with Watford and did well not to kick up a fuss and leave last term. However, he probably fancies a move now and Everton and Dyche can be good for him.
Of course, Marseille will fancy their own chances of getting yet another deal done. But if not, then Everton need to be ready to pounce.
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The Blues are getting closer to making their second signing of the summer
After being spurned in January by Villarreal forward Arnaut Danjuma, Everton are now close to giving the Netherlands international a chance to make amends this summer.
Reports from earlier this week indicated that the player would undergo his medical with the Toffees on Saturday, and that is now being confirmed by multiple media sources.
During the winter transfer window the Blues had gotten all the formalities out of the way including media responsibilities, with only a hold-up in signing documentation left before the signing could be announced. However, Danjuma left Finch Farm and wasn’t to return again as Tottenham Hotspur hijacked the loan deal with a bid of their own.
The 26-year-old would go on to endure a difficult time in North London as Spurs struggled with consistency across three managers and played less than 200 minutes in 12 appearances across all competitions, scoring twice.
With Everton suffering from an extended bout of shyness in front of goal following the departures of Richarlison and Anthony Gordon, coupled with Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s injury woes and Neal Maupay’s inability to hit the target, getting forward help was always going to be a priority this summer.
The Toffees’ problems have been compounded by their inability to spend money during recent transfer markets thanks to years of financial mismanagement and paying out overinflated wages. This has meant the Blues will only be able to splash the cash if they sell a couple of assets this summer, and can only otherwise add to the squad with shrewd free agent additions and loan acquisitions.
Danjuma will be joining on loan until the end of the season, with the Blues paying his wages for the campaign along with a loan fee of £3.5M. Villarreal and Everton came to this agreement so that there would be no mandatory purchase clause added to the loan deal as the two sides were far apart on their valuations of the player’s worth.
he right-footed player will bring versatility across the forward line to Sean Dyche’s side, being capable of playing as an inverted winger on the left, an out-and-out wide man on the right, and a centreforward as well.
Born in Nigeria, Danjuma is eligible to represent Holland in international competition thanks to his Dutch father. He made his Oranje debut in 2018 before being recalled to the side three years later. Coming through the PSV Eindhoven youth system he has played for Brugges, AFC Bournemouth, Villarreal and now Tottenham in his career.
The forward was reportedly being pursued by AC Milan as well this summer, but rumours indicated that the Italian side balked at the loan fee being asked and chose to sign his Yellow Submarines teammate (and another Everton target) Samu Chukwueze instead.
