January transfer question but Everton could play the long game with 'perfect' winger
The January transfer window is up and running but Everton could make a move for Assane Diao in the summer if Brentford are unable to strike a deal for the Real Betis wonderkid this month.
Football Transfers report that the Bees, currently just one place above the Blues in the Premier League table, are keen on strengthening their attack to turn their fortunes around and while they are in discussions with Diao’s Andalusian employers, although the article stats “it’s unlikely a move will take place” unless the west London outfit meets the player’s £26million release clause in its entirety as “Diao is a huge fan of Betis and is no rush to make a move.” Sky Sports claim that a winger and another centre-back are priority positions for Everton and Diao “is one they admire.”
Dele Alli, Seamus Coleman, Andre Gomes, Idrissa Gueye, Andy Lonergan and Ashley Young have all entered the final six months of their current deals while wingers Jack Harrison and Arnaut Danjuma are currently only on season-long loans so there is scope for a significant overhaul of the Everton squad this summer when several senior players on big wages potentially coming off the books, freeing up funds for youthful, up-and-coming talents like Diao who doesn’t turn 19 until September 7. But just what does the wide man offer Sean Dyche’s squad?
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Like current Blues players, Amadou Onana and the aforementioned Gueye, Assane Diao Diaoune to give him his full name, was born in Senegal but like the former who is a Belgium international, he represents his adopted country at international level and has been capped by Spain’s
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