Everton monitor Benfica wonderkid Goncalo Ramos as they hunt for solution to striker crisis
Everton have their eye on Benfica forward Goncalo Ramos amid their search for a solution to the crisis up front, according to 90min.
The 21-year-old is being heavily tipped for a move to the Premier League with a legion of top flight sides after him.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s injury has thrown the forward picture into disarray at Goodison and Richarlison has still not been replaced.
But the Toffees are one of a number of teams monitoring the movement around the Portuguese youngster, who 90min report would cost £30million to sign.
Nottingham Forest and Newcastle have already jumped ahead of the pack to hold talks, while Everton are joined by Leeds, West Ham, Wolves and Crystal Palace as top flight clubs who want to be kept informed.
Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in the man who has so far scored 17 senior goals for the Portuguese giants, including three in his first three games this season, after assuming the role vacated by Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez.
Could they?
The Toffees sprang a big surprise when they swiped Amadou Onana from under the noses of West Ham, so it would be unwise to bet against their ability to do the same here.
They are going to need to up their activity fast if they hold genuine ambitions of doing so however since the rival pair have already made official contact.
It is difficult to gauge quite what the financial situation is at the club currently, with the past couple of weeks a far cry from the restrained first two months of the transfer window.
They have spent big on Onana, and to a lesser extent Dwight McNeil on a staggered basis, but there was previously around £30million available to pursue Chelsea striker Armando Broja, although it will surely take less to land Che Adams.
Frank Lampard could sell the one positive from his dearth of striking options, in that whoever he chooses can be handed the keys up top and won’t have to sit on the bench.
Even when Calvert-Lewin is back there is going to need to be a strong support player because of his recent fitness record, and he was frequently played together with Richarlison before the Brazilian was sold.
If Broja were to still become available the manager would presumably still prefer him since he is Premier League ready, but there is clearly something about Ramos to get such a list of admirers queueing up for him.
Lampard’s need for a goal scorer is surely greater than any of the other suitors so if he and the club are serious about their interest here they should get moving pronto.