Franculino Dju can solve glaring weakness for David Moyes at Everton as price tag revealed
Everton look set to revive their pursuit of FC Midtjylland star Franculino Dju.
Everton were reportedly chasing Dju in the summer transfer window, but ultimately did not sign the Guinea-Bissau forward.
The Blues are back on the trail of the forward, but face competition from the likes of Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Brentford.
Dju could cost Everton approximately £23.43million in transfer fee and wages, but it may be worth it, if it solves a glaring problem that has emerged for David Moyes.
Everton can solve their goalscoring issues with Franculino Dju addition
Everton’s preferred striker, Beto, is not performing at the moment, and Moyes needs somebody to put the 27-year-old on his toes.
Thierno Barry was signed in the summer to provide competition, but he has not had the instant impact that was required on Merseyside.
Barry has featured seven times for the Toffees, with zero goals to his name, while Beto has notched just two goals in the same number of matches, as per Sofascore.
They may have an opportunity to solve that issue, with 14-cap international Dju available for a fee of £17.5m, with the Danish club not believing that they can keep him for much longer.
Everton target Franculino Dju knows where the back of the net is
Dju is a proven goalscorer in the Danish league, with nine goals already this season in just 15 matches, in all competitions.
He has also notched three assists in those games, proving that he can provide as well as find the back of the net himself.
He has scored 22 goals in the previous two seasons, which suggests that he can be a regular goalscorer for the Hill Dickinson Stadium outfit.
He is one of the most promising young talents in the game, and if the Blues could pick him up, for such a cheap fee, it could prove to be a bargain.
The only issue is whether he could adapt to the demands of the English game, but we have seen plenty of players do that in recent years.
From Denmark specifically, the likes of Sunderland’s Simon Adingra, Brentford’s Frank Onyeka and former Everton cult hero Bryan Oviedo, have adapted to the league pretty quickly after moving from there.
It would be a gamble for the Toffees, but he could be the difference between qualifying for European places or crashing and burning in mid-table.
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