Everton want £50m to allow Dominic Calvert-Lewin to leave this summer
Everton want £50m to allow Newcastle United target Dominic Calvert-Lewin to leave the club this summer, according to The Telegraph [June 7].
The England international missed the vast majority of the 2021/22 season as the Toffees battled against relegation, but scored the goal that secured their survival in the comeback 3-2 win over Crystal Palace.
Despite his injury problems the club are said to want to keep him for the new season, but they have set a £50m price tag to try and put off interested clubs like Newcastle, Arsenal and West Ham.
It has previously been reported by The Mirror on June 3 that Frank Lampard was set to hold talks with the striker about his future, with the 25-year-old open to a potential exit.
But the Magpies know they will need to come with a £50m bid to get a deal done as the blues begin to prepare for life without their star striker in the new campaign.
High or low?
It’s hard to tell if £50m is a low valuation or a high valuation considering the season that Calvert-Lewin has just had.
In the 2020/21 campaign he hit 21 goals and was a regular in the England squad under Gareth Southgate and Carlo Ancelotti, but injuries really hampered him in the 2021/22 season and he was a shadow of himself.
However in the game against Palace where he scored the winner he looked back to his old self, terrorising the defence and using all his physical attributes to dominate and lead the line.
If he can get back to that consistently then he’s worth a lot more than £50m in the current market, but Everton clearly need cash to fund their own rebuild and he is one of their greatest assets.
It’s now seemingly in the buying club’s court if they want to do a deal, as the blues have made their stance clear. £50m or we’ll keep him.
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