Adam Aznou set for deadline-busting Everton exit as David Moyes stance revealed
Adam Aznou could leave Everton before the transfer deadline despite joining just six months ago.
The former Bayern Munich and Barcelona youngster has struggled to forge his way into the Blues’ first team.
David Moyes has been reluctant to utilise the Moroccan full-back, with concerns over his physicality and how he will adapt to English football.
Aznou joined in an £8million deal in the summer, but he may be set for a Hill Dickinson Stadium exit before 2 February.
Why Aznou could leave Everton before the deadline
Aznou has struggled since joining Everton, making a total of just one appearance in all competitions for the senior side.
A report from the Daily Mail on 30 January claims that Moyes could allow Aznou to depart in the final knockings of the winter window.
It states that the Scotsman is open to the move so that Aznou, who has not featured in the Premier League, can get more gametime.
If they were to sanction an exit, it would likely have to be a deadline-busting swoop.
Where has it gone wrong for Aznou so far?
Aznou has not earned Moyes’ trust yet, and the manager does not want to throw him in the deep end, and ruin his confidence.
He has not been able to dislodge Vitalii Mykolenko, and James Garner has been preferred when the Ukrainian has been out injured.
He impressed in the penalty shootout defeat to Sunderland in the FA Cup, with a cameo from the bench, getting a spot kick in normal time, which Garner converted.
| Competition | Aznou appearances |
| EFL Trophy | 2 |
| FA Cup | 1 |
| Premier League | 0 |
However, he has not shown enough to be considered ready to play in the top tier, and has flopped in several EFL Trophy appearances in the youth ranks.
A loan move is the best option for all parties, the Toffees clearly still rate his talent, but he needs to learn the rigours of the English game.
He could come back and be exactly what Moyes needs if he can play regularly somewhere else, and gain the skills required to play in the best division in the world.
It remains to be seen whether anyone will come forward to take the 19-year-old on a temporary basis until the end of the campaign.
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