Carlo Ancelotti determined to take Richarlison from Everton to Real Madrid
Former Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti is determined to revisit the club for star forward Richarlison this summer, according to LaOpinión.
The Brazilian is looking for a move having changed his agents in April to facilitate the process this summer, but would apparently prefer to stay in the Premier League [Fabrizio Romano].
He scored some crucial goals in the relegation battle, and as a result has the blessing of Goodison News pundit Kevin Campbell to seek a move to club on a higher footing.
While there is thought to be interest from various top flight clubs, Ancelotti is apparently pushing to take him to Real Madrid.
The Italian just won his fourth Champions League title, having resigned from his role at Goodison a year ago to take the job at the Bernabeu.
According to LaOpinión Los Blancos are looking to move on from the disappointment of missing out on Kylian Mbappe by lining up The Pigeon alongside Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr.
The manager is apparently the one who is putting his former player’s name on the table, and it is not the first time he has done so.
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Views may be divided on the Italian former boss after his departure led to the mess that engulfed the season with the appointment of Rafael Benitez.
And a manager raiding their previous club for one of their best players is never going to make them especially popular with the fans.
But if the 25-year-old is to leave the club then it might be the most palatable outcome in the circumstances.
There is no argument that a move to Madrid would be an attractive step up for the player since they have just won La Liga and are European champions.
And they should have the cash available to make the Toffees an offer they can’t refuse in their tight financial situation, since although Mbappe would have been a free transfer it is odds-on that he would have been due a pretty mammoth signing on fee.
Most of all it would send the striker to another league where he wouldn’t be in direct competition with Everton for years to come.
He clearly has a bond with the supporters so even if his preference is to remain in England, he might see the same merits in such a move, especially seeing as Ancelotti’s own switch a year ago proves it is hard for most within the game to turn them down.
In other Everton news, one key first-team player is due to be forced out of the line up with the latest in a long line of expensive misfits in line to oust him.
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