Yerry Mina is surplus to requirements under Frank Lampard and Everton should cash in this January
Everton defender Yerry Mina must be sold in the January transfer window after the Columbian has fallen well down the pecking order on Merseyside due to a rotten run of injuries.
The 39-cap Columbian international has become a liability at Goodison Park in recent times, and with his contract expiring at the end of the season, January is the ideal opportunity to cash in on the defender while the club can.
After joining the Toffees from Barcelona in 2018 for a £27million fee [Sky Sports], the centre-back quickly established himself as a crucial cog of the Everton team – but has since fallen out of favour under Frank Lampard.
Mina hobbled off injured during the opening day of the season and was subsequently sidelined for three months until he featured in the 4-1 mauling to Bournemouth on the south coast.
Yes, you could argue that on his day, the 28-year-old is a proven defender, but his body can no longer hold up with the weekly wear and tear of Premier League football.
Just 80 appearances for the club since his debut in 2018 isn’t enough to justify his substantial wages, and Lampard obviously took note of this in the summer transfer window.
The arrivals of James Tarkowski and Conor Coady highlighted the manager’s lack of trust in Mina, with the pair quickly establishing themselves as Everton’s first-choice defensive partnership.
The Toffees’ defence has been a bright spark in an otherwise dismal campaign thus far, with the experienced duo forging a dependable and mainly error-free backline.
Both of these factors have led to Mina appearing to be on the chopping block with January on the horizon, and there are no roadblocks in the way of the defender’s exit from Goodison Park.
He isn’t playing much football, he’s fallen out of favour, and his contract expires next summer, so a move away works for both parties.
Regardless of if the club can acquire a substantial transfer fee, getting Mina off the books will definitely free up finances for some much-needed mid-season recruitment.
And with The Toffees’ paper-thin squad in dire need of replenishing in the January transfer window, Everton must cut ties with the promising but ultimately injury-riddled defender.