Everton transfer news as talks held with Arnaut Danjuma after Sean Dyche meeting – Fabrizio Romano
Everton remain in discussions with Villarreal for Dutch winger Arnaut Danjuma, with the player already having a meeting with Sean Dyche, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Blues, under Frank Lampard’s management at the time, were on the brink of signing the 26-year-old during the winter window before Lampard’s inevitable sacking saw Danjuma instead make the move to Tottenham.
Everton have re-ignited their interested in the former Bournemouth man, and according to Romano (14 July) taking to his personal Twitter account, AC Milan and Feyenoord are also in the race to sign him.
He wrote: “AC Milan have entered the race for Danjuma. He’s in the list while Feyenoord and Everton are also in discussion with the player.
Understand has met with Sean Dyche and Arne Slot whilst Milan speaks with his agents.
“Big days for Danjuma, decision expected soon.”
Hope for PL revival
Danjuma’s dramatic U-turn at the 11th hour in the winter was the icing on the cake of a miserable and disastrous transfer window that saw not one new addition arrive to help Sean Dyche in his attempt to rescue Lampard’s crumbling season.
And this time round, given the quality of clubs also in the race to sign him, Everton will desperately be hoping that Danjuma is hell-bent on correcting his disastrous tenure in the Premier League last season, by signing for Dyche’s men.
This is an opportunity Everton simply cannot afford to miss out on and the Blues must bury the hatchet to secure a player ready to prove himself in the Premier League at the third time of asking.
Indeed, securing the “brilliant” Danjuma could represent the upgrade that Dyche is desperately craving right now, with the Dutchman man offering the flexibility to feature on the flanks or in a centre-forward berth.
The former Bournemouth man notably bagged six goals in 17 games in all competitions before the January debacle, after previously enjoying a standout campaign under current Aston Villa boss Unai Emery the season before last, providing 20 goal involvements in just 34 games for the La Liga side.
A player who can clearly flourish at the elite level – having scored six goals during the Spanish outfit’s surge to the Champions League last four – Danjuma has previously showcased a consistency that none of Dyche’s current attacking options have managed to match.
Please choose Goodison Park, Arnaut.
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