Everton striker Moise Kean demands PSG transfer
Everton striker Moise Kean will refuse a move to any other club except PSG this summer, according to the Mirror‘s Simon Maddock.
The 21-year-old made four appearances for the Blues at the start of the 2020/21 campaign before being loaned out to French giants PSG for the duration of the campaign.
He enjoyed a successful spell at the capital club, scoring 17 goals in 41 appearances, including 13 in 26 Ligue 1 games.
He appears keen on a reunion this summer, with Maddock writing on his personal Twitter profile that incoming Blues boss Rafa Benitez faces a “big decision” over his future.
Maddock delved deeper into the topic in his Mirror article, writing: “Kean has made it clear he wants a permanent move to PSG and will not consider any other club – which dramatically reduces the potential price for Everton, who want £40million for the Italian striker.
“With Everton facing Financial Fair Play restrictions, Benitez will have to maximise sales, to ensure he has a healthy kitty to bring in the three or four players [Carlo] Ancelotti suggested were still needed.”
Stand firm
We shouldn’t be bullied into a deal by Kean or PSG. We’ve set a price, and the French giants need to match it, otherwise he should be kept at the club.
There may well be other European clubs prepared to match the fee we want but it’s Kean’s prerogative to turn them down, there is no ill-feeling in that. It’s his career and he should not feel forced to go to a club he has no desire to play for.
So, if those two options are not followed through, then he should knuckle down at Everton and force his way into the plans of the new manager, Rafa Benitez, who may well hold him in higher esteem than the previous incumbent to the post.
It seems unlikely given the Spaniard’s propensity to play one striker up front during his managerial career, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin firmly entrenched as the number one option at Goodison Park.
The England international looks ideal for Benitez, but the new Blues boss could still have designs for Kean in his squad.
In other Everton news, an agent is lining up a multi-million exit for this Blues star that would net the club a huge profit.
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