Fulham to use £46m Aleksandar Mitrovic windfall to sign Everton ace Demarai Gray
Fulham want to use the £46million windfall from the potential sale of Aleksandar Mitrovic to fund a move for Everton ace Demarai Gray, according to the Daily Mail.
The publication reported on its website on Thursday (17 August) that Cottagers boss Marco Silva is keen to sign the Toffees winger this summer.
The move would come if Mitrovic is sold to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, who have offered Fulham £46million for the Serbian [Daily Mail, 16 August].
“Al-Hilal have offered £46m for Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic after signing Neymar from Paris St Germain in a £77.6million deal,” according to the Daily Mail (16 August).
The publication then reported that “Marco Silva is keen to add Everton’s Demarai Gray, Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi and Leicester City’s Timothy Castagne to his squad with the windfall from Mitrovic’s sale.”
Summer move likely
Everton look highly likely to move Gray on this summer, and it seems that their Premier League rivals Fulham are his most likely destination.
The Cottagers have been reluctant to lose star striker Mitrovic, but they could still come out well from his sale if they manage to bring in a handful of new faces with his potential £46million fee.
Gray wouldn’t be a direct replacement for the Serbian, but the winger could still play a key role out wide under Silva this season, with the player’s Everton days slowly winding down.
The 27-year-old has registered 12 goals and six assists from 75 Toffees appearances, figures that should really be improved upon if he wants to enjoy a successful individual season this time around, wherever that may be.
The Merseyside club have snapped up Jack Harrison from Leeds United on loan for the campaign, further evidence that Gray has no future with the Toffees.
In other Everton news, pundit Chris Sutton has shared a Toffees Premier League relegation verdict live on BBC.