Crysencio Summerville could help usher in new era at Everton as transfer news emerges
Everton are reportedly interested in signing Crysencio Summerville and the talented Dutchman may well prove the tonic for Sean Dyche to transform fortunes at Goodison Park.
The Elland Road sensation signed a new contract at Leeds until 2026 last summer and was handed the number ten shirt following Raphinha’s exit to Barcelona, becoming a regular feature.
Despite Leeds’ disappointing relegation to the Championship, the 21-year-old still enjoyed something of a breakthrough season scoring four goals and two assists from 28 Premier League games.
And according to The Telegraph journalist Mike McGrath [21 June], Everton along with Dutch outfit Feyenoord are interested in his services this summer, with the youngster likely to attract plenty of onlookers at this month’s Under-21 European Championships.
Taking to his personal Twitter account, McGrath wrote: “LUFC forward Crysencio Summerville has interest (Feyenoord, Everton) + others expected to join race as he is at the U21 Euros where he can showcase.”
And Summerville isn’t the only player Everton are courting at Elland Road, with the Toffees also holding a keen interest in Jack Harrison, Wilfried Gnonto and Tyler Adams, which means manager Sean Dyche may well be looking at not only revamping his squad for next season but ushering in a promising new chapter after what’s been a disastrous couple of years.
The need for an attacking spark at Goodison Park has long been a desired commodity under Sean Dyche’s tutelage after the Everton board failed to hand the former Burnley boss the signings he needed upon his appointment late during the winter window, especially after selling Anthony Gordon to Newcastle for £45m and Richarlison to Tottenham for around £60m back last summer.
Dyche has had to rely heavily on the likes of Alex Iwobi and Dwight McNeil as part of his tried and trusted attacking setup to some tremendous success, with Everton avoiding relegation to the Championship on the final day, despite finishing the campaign as the division’s second-lowest scorers (34 goals).
Things desperately need to change at Goodison Park, after what’s been a tumultuous five years or so in terms of recruitment. Everton have been guilty of paying bucket loads of cash on players either past their best or simply not worth a multi-million-pound outlay.
However, in Summerville, dubbed “exceptional” by pundit Michael Owen for his performance against Tottenham earlier in the 2022/23 campaign, Everton could look to herald in a new recruitment strategy but allow Dyche to be more expansive and tactically expressive than ever before.
Possessing tremendous trickery, pace, technical quality and the attacking aura to wow the Everton crowd who have been forced to watch on as their team implode in all areas of the pitch in recent times, Summerville holds the potential to win points on his own and represents the perfect tonic for Dyche to help Everton climb the Premier League table and become relevant again.
With the Toffees also targeting the likes of Gnonto, Anthony Elanga and Brennan Johnson, Dyche’s intent to transform the feeling around Everton and make them an attacking force again is evidently clear. These are the kind of players Everton should be possessing in their weaponry in the coming future.