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Everton Readying £21m Offer to Sign ‘Future Ballon d’Or Winner’
Everton are showing interest in signing Lyon attacker Rayan Cherki in the summer transfer window, according to Fichajes.
The Toffees are reportedly ‘preparing an offer’ worth €25m (£20.8m) for the 21-year-old, who was linked with a move to the Premier League in January.
Fichajes claim Cherki’s days at Lyon are ‘numbered’, with the French club viewing the upcoming summer window as their last opportunity to cash in on their promising starlet.
Cherki will enter the final 12 months of his contract in June and is unlikely to extend his stay, given his growing list of admirers.
Toffees Eyeing Rayan Cherki Deal
Among European clubs interested
According to Fichajes, Cherki’s recent performances for Lyon and his impressive potential have attracted interest from clubs across Europe, including Everton.
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The Toffees have reportedly identified the 21-year-old as a ‘key signing’ to bolster David Moyes’ frontline after the season, having struggled for quality going forward in recent years.
Everton are said to be keen on completing Cherki’s signing ‘as soon as possible’, although other clubs are also closely monitoring his situation ahead of the summer transfer window.
Cherki, praised as ‘phenomenal’ by EKscouting and ‘future Ballon d’Or winner’ by Alex Barker, has been a regular for Lyon this season, scoring six goals and providing 11 assists in 27 appearances across all competitions.
Everton have endured a quiet first transfer window since Moyes’ return, signing only midfielder Carlos Alcaraz on loan.
The Toffees are expecting a squad reshuffle after the season, with as many as eight first-team players out of contract, along with five loanees.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Ashley Young could be among the notable departures, while the trio of Alcaraz, Armando Broja and Jesper Lindstrom have buy options in their loan agreements.
Everton legend Peter Reid quipped: “Don’t put this out” before admitting that he enjoys watching this current Liverpool side play football on new podcast Grumpy Old Men
Everton legend Peter Reid has revealed that he enjoys watching Liverpool play. In the week of the last ever Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park, that’s quite the admission from the Blues icon who still regularly attends home matches at the club where he won a brace of League Championships, the FA Cup and European Cup-Winners’ Cup.
Speaking on Grumpy Old Men, a new podcast where he is joined by Viv Anderson and Tony Woodcock, the 68-year-old was discussing tactics in contemporary football and said: “Listen, I understand possession football, I understand keeping it, working teams, without a doubt. But, you’ve got to ask questions sometimes, for me and if I’m honest, with a lot of the possession football, I get bored, I get bored watching it.”
Reid added: “Now, do you know what? Don’t put this out. I enjoy watching Liverpool. Because, they’re at it, all over the pitch.
“I enjoy watching Forest, because they’re at it all over the pitch. But, it’s hard for me to say that.
“But, I love the technical side, but I want to get excited. I want to go, huh, get in, brilliant, you know. And to be fair, Newcastle United, I thought they were at it last night (winning 3-2 at Birmingham City in the FA Cup).”
Huyton-born Reid, who was a boyhood Kopite before Howard Kendall brought him to Everton from Bolton Wanderers for £60,000 in 1982 – with the manager later describing the midfielder as the club’s most important signing of the post-war era – made 234 appearances for the Blues, netting 13 goals.
