It’s been a fairly quiet transfer window for Everton Football Club, but that’s perhaps to be expected after their points deduction last season.
Having finished in Financial Fair Play, it is clear that the Toffees cannot afford to end up on the wrong side of the Premier League again, so all transfer dealings need to be more careful than ever.
Sean Dyche will not want to see his side struggling at the foot of England’s top flight once again, but to prevent that from happening he needs to get some new faces through the first gate.
Everton are considering signing Vitor Roque
The sale of Amadou Onana to Aston Villa may have given the club some breathing room in terms of available cash, even if it comes at the cost of losing one of their best players.
As well as replacing Onana, Dyche appears to be looking for a striker.
According to Florian Plettenberg of Germany’s Sky Sports, writing on X (formerly Twitter), the Premier League side have offered €25m plus €3m in add-ons to reject Barcelona’s Vitor Roque.
The young Brazilian was rushed last January, but Xavi quickly dismissed him from his regular place.
It is believed that one of the reasons why the former midfield legend has avoided this summer is because he has not given Vitor Roque more opportunities to prove himself.
But now it seems the club’s hierarchy can’t wait to get rid of him themselves, and Everton clearly want to.
Plettenberg also notes that the Merseyside side are still exploring options for the 19-year-old, although it looks like they will have to raise their offer to the €30-35m that Barca want.