Report: Everton on the Verge of £30m Striker Acquisition
As the Merseyside winds whistle with rumours of transfer market movements, Everton, rooted to the base of the Premier League, seem poised to harness the attacking prowess of Udinese’s Beto suggest reports from BBC Sport. The weight of history hangs heavy on the Toffees, a club languishing after three fruitless outings and a barren goal record.
Beto: The Much-needed Catalyst
Standing tall at 6ft 4in, the Portuguese striker isn’t just about height; last season witnessed him netting 10 goals. It’s not just goals Everton need, but a focal point, a commanding presence, and Beto, at the heart of this summer’s transfer talks, could just be the tonic. At a speculated £30m, he may not be a drop in the ocean but might just be the wave Everton need to turn the tide.
Redefining the Blues
Everton’s heritage, intertwined with passion and fervour, saw a close shave with relegation just last season. Starting a campaign without a point in three matches is a rarity, one that hadn’t graced them for 33 years. And the silence of their net for these games? That’s unprecedented.
The influx isn’t stopping with Beto. Everton’s gaffer, Sean Dyche, has already integrated Youssef Chermiti from Sporting Lisbon into the side. Costing the club £15m, the teenager made his presence known in a narrow 1-0 tussle against Wolves.
After the aforementioned defeat, Dyche mused, “People still ask, why haven’t we signed two strikers? We haven’t got pots of gold, we are trying to construct deals. There are maybe things getting closer but we don’t know until they are actually done.”
Everton manager Sean Dyche has lifted the lid on the difficulties the club face in the transfer market going into
‘I find that a bit odd’ – Sean Dyche gives transfer update as Everton try to seal Beto deal
Sean Dyche has been explaining the realities facing Everton in the transfer market ahead of the final week of the summer window
Everton manager Sean Dyche has lifted the lid on the difficulties the club face in the transfer market going into the final week before the window closes.
The ECHO understands the Blues are currently working on trying to finalise a move for Beto of Udinese, with his 19-year-old fellow Portuguese striker Youssef Chermiti their only cash signing of the summer so far. Dyche said: “The thing I’ve always tried to manage is reality. When I came here, it was made clear this is likely to be how this pans out over the coming months, so that’s the reality.
I can’t manage a non-reality. People have said to me, Evertonians, ‘why haven’t you signed two strikers?’ and have said it in that way like I’ve not wanted to sign them.
“I do find that a bit odd. I’ve never known a manager that doesn’t want to sign strikers. Trust me, I don’t know any at any level.
It’s fair to say that I do want to sign strikers but they have to be ones that can actually affect what we’re doing and the deal has to work. Someone was asking the other day about Youssef, it actually worked – I’m not going to go into the details because it’s private – but it actually works over how we can construct a deal.
“So it doesn’t mean you can’t do another deal, it means we’ve got to construct them in a way that can work.”
Chelsea, who have spent more than £850million since owner Todd Boehly took over last summer have now splashed out around £323million on eight players in this transfer window, getting around Financial Fair Play restrictions by offering recruits lengthy contracts. While Dyche refuses to speak about other clubs’ spending, he explained why Everton have been forced to reduce their own outlays.
He said: “There’s been arguably around £500million put into the club. There comes a time when you go ‘well we can’t keep putting £500million into the club so therefore the cloth has to be cut accordingly.’
“I thought that was quite apparent but people keep asking me about it. It seems quite apparent for a club like Everton to be finding it tricky to get these deals done and working in the market, bringing loan players in and trying as hard to construct deals and a stadium that costs a few quid around the corner as well, that seems reasonably apparent to me.
“If I was an Evertonian, I’d be a bit understanding of the fact of how much does someone put in, I don’t know, how much is the expectation to constantly keep money in? Eventually it’s, ‘I’ve tried all that and the party is where it is.’”
