Sky Sports pundit sees one of Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin leaving Everton this year
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One of Dominic Calvert-Lewin or Richarlison could be gone from Everton in the summer if Frank Lampard doesn’t see enough from them says Kevin Campbell.
The pair have been increasingly linked with exits from the club, with Goal reporting Manchester United want the Brazilian, and The Telegraph noting multiple suitors for the England man including Arsenal and Newcastle.
But Sky and talkSPORT pundit Campbell is banking on the pair firing the club to safety during the run-in, although both have struggled for goals this season.
“I’m not sure what is going through the heads of the players [for the summer], I have no idea,” he said exclusively to Goodison News.
“What I want them to do is to be the difference makers now.
“What happens in the summer, we can look at that [in time], but Everton are in a predicament now.
“They haven’t played together a lot this season because of injuries and what-not, but I’m expecting them to really hit the ground running.
“They’re both under contract, so will teams want them? Probably. But if Frank Lampard wants to build anything then ultimately the decision’s going to be his.
“If he wants to keep them then he obviously works with them, but if not then maybe one of them goes.
“I just don’t know, but I would like to think Everton are more ambitious than that.”
Ambition has arguably not been the problem over recent years, but a gap between the hopes of the club and the ability to make it a reality.
After the latest loss against West Ham, where both went goalless again, there may reach a point where Lampard sees their sale price as a better prospect then their output on the pitch.
The pair will have further opportunities this week with a massive game against Burnley just days away, before facing Manchester United at the weekend.
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