Everton could boost midfield with free transfer as anxious Idrissa Gueye wait goes on
Everton have been linked with a summer transfer move for Wilfred Ndidi but what might the Leicester City midfielder potentially offer the Blues?
Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri, who is credited with first mentioning Everton’s interest in Amadou Onana in July 2022, reports that Goodison Park chiefs have made a proposal to Ndidi who is a free agent this summer but with several potential suitors working on deals to sign him, the 27-year-old is yet to make a decision on his future. Joining the Foxes from Genk for £17million in January 2017 when they were reigning Premier League champions, the Nigerian international has now been at the King Power Stadium for seven-and-a-half years, making 272 appearances and scoring 17 goals.
Starting with Daniel Amokachi almost 30 years ago, Everton have had a string of talents from Africa’s most-populous country among their ranks in recent decades with Joseph Yobo, Victor Anichebe, Ayegbeni Yakubu, Hope Akpan, Ademola Lookman and Alex Iwobi all pulling on the royal blue jersey while Henry Onyekuru was also on the club’s books but always loaned out. Ndidi has been operating in the English game for a prolonged period now but what could he bring to Sean Dyche’s side?
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Comparisonator’s Similarity Comparison calculates Dejan Kulusevski of Tottenham Hotspur as being the most closely-matched Premier League player to Ndidi in style with a score of 91% but other than a having a dangerous penchant for tugging on opponents’ shirts in the penalty box, what more can we garner? Curiously, in terms of other matches it’s Liverpool pair Harvey
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