Leon Osman: Premier League clubs will regret not hijacking Everton move for Allan
Leon Osman believes that the Premier League’s top clubs will be ruing their decision to not sign Everton midfielder Allan.
The Brazilian moved to Goodison Park last summer and has proved to be a worthy addition with several top-quality performances this season.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Osman believes that clubs like Man City and Chelsea are regretting not signing the 29-year-old.
Osman said, “He does all those jobs a team needs without getting the plaudits. He doesn’t make the highlights. He goes about his job and makes everybody around him seem a better player.
“I feel that many teams around – Man City, Man United, Arsenal and Chelsea maybe – are looking at him and thinking ‘we’ve missed the boat here’.
“Man City had that player with Fernandinho but they have tried to bring in Rodri as his replacement but he’s not quite the same. Man United have tried Fred and McTominay. And at Chelsea, we all know Kante can do the defensive side of it but the question can he play the full role? Allan does that.”
Allan has only missed one Premier League game for the Toffees this season and after suffering a slight drop in form through November, the Brazilian looks back to his best and ready to help move the club forward.
We recently looked at how Allan was instrumental to Everton’s performances this season and the struggling Manchester clubs must be annoyed that they were unable to sign the 29-year-old.
Allan is a real asset to Carlo Ancelotti’s side and if he stays fit then he can play a huge role in helping the club achieve a top-four finish this season.
He is a quality player who deserves to be playing Champions League football and many Toffees fans will be hoping that he can lead their side to a European return in the near future.
In other Everton news, Danny Murphy has suggested that the Toffees should make a move for Dele Alli.