Agent of £40m midfielder now at Juventus claims Everton made January transfer approach
Everton targeted Argentine midfielder Carlos Alcaraz in the January transfer window, according to his agent.
Sebastian Lopez said the Blues enquired about his client during what was a quiet month for both the Premier League and for the club whose only signing was the development addition of youth striker Kingsford Boakye.
At the time Alcarez was at Championship side Southampton, who signed him 12 months earlier as part of a string of deals that failed to keep the club in the Premier League at the expense of Everton.. He came off the bench at Goodison Park when Southampton beat the Blues 2-1 last season.
He currently remains contracted to the south coast outfit but his future there is uncertain after he joined Juventus on a loan deal that reportedly includes an option for the Italian giants to make the move permanent.
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Alcarez was on the radar of clubs across England and the rest of Europe before moving to Juventus in January, Lopez said. His 21-year-old client made 23 appearances in the first half of this season but found himself struggling for minutes after the turn of the year, leading to calls from the player’s camp for a solution.
Everton were said to be among those interested in a late swoop as the window entered its final days. The Blues were at the height of a midfield crisis at the time with Idrissa Gueye representing Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations and Amadou Onana, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Andre Gomes all struggling with injury concerns.
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