An Everton player’s agents have been in contact with a club in Italy over a potential January move, it has emerged, with the Toffees fighting for Premier League survival.
Everton in relegation battle
A 4-0 thrashing by Manchester United in their most recent outing confirmed that Everton will be in a relegation battle this season. A series of errors saw Sean Dyche’s side collapse on the half-hour either side of half-time as goals from Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee helped the home side to a comfortable win.
It leaves the Toffees in 15th place in the Premier League, but just two points above the relegation zone and 19th-placed Ipswich Town, with just as bad a goal difference as Kieran McKenna’s side.
Now winless after beating Ipswich six games ago, things are very likely to get worse for the Toffees in the coming weeks, with a tough fixture list that sees them face four of the current top five in back-to-back games, starting with Merseyside derby final at Goodison Park.
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Everton’s next five Premier League games |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) |
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Liverpool (Home) |
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Chelsea (Domestic) |
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That could pile pressure on Sean Dyche, and with the club also in the midst of a takeover, there is little certainty on Merseyside at the moment in what could prove to be a difficult campaign for them. They also have the issue of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has been linked with a move away in January and will leave no later than the summer as things stand, with his current deal coming to an end. amid great interest. Now, another player has received inquiries before January.
Everton man targeted by Serie A teams
This comes from reports in Italy, which support it Beto’s agent is in talks with Serie A side Torinowhile two more Italian sides are waiting in the wings.
Beto was given his first start of the season against Manchester United, but missed a great chance with the score at 0-0 and no further serve. In the player ratings after the match, the Liverpool Echo gave it 5/10warning that he needed to be more restrained and lacked Premier League quality.
“We saw a lot of what we already knew about Beto, as while he was on the end of many more chances than Dominic Calvert-Lewin, he needed to be calmer with his finishing having turned an early chance high on the left foot. over the bar and then shooting wide when one-on-one with Andre Onana, we need to show more quality to be a success in the Premier League.”
Since moving to Goodison Park from Udinese, Beto has struggled for game time, starting just 13 times in 2 seasons and making little impact from the substitutes’ bench when he was rotated.
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With that in mind, Torino spoke to Beto’s agent in order to “find out more about Beto’s situation and the possibility of a transfer” in January, with both Juventus and Roma said to be keeping tabs on the striker. situation.
Beto still has almost three years to run on his Offer £50,000 a week at Goodison Park, and with Calvert-Lewin’s future unclear, Everton would likely be reluctant to sell him unless they could recoup their initial outlay.
