How Everton Can Get the Deal Done
Despite the financial issues surrounding Everton, Fabrizio Romano reports that the club have “talks ongoing”
Everton are in talks for Lyon midfielder Orlo Mangala. The Belgian international is available on loan to the French club.
Everton have been linked with a move for exciting midfielder Orel Mangala from Lyon
How Everton can do the deal
Despite Everton’s financial woes, Fabrizio Romano reports that the club are “in talks” to sign Orlo Mangala. Crucially for the Toffees, the deal is centered around the player’s wages being fully covered by Lyon.
The Italian reporter also stated that the club have inquired about the availability of Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat. The deal was more difficult to fulfill for the Merseyside side.
Everton may already be seeing the benefits of potential new owner John Textor. An American businessman wants to buy a 94.1% stake in the Liverpool club. If the deal goes through, they would join a conglomerate of clubs that includes Lyon.
What Orel Mangala brings to Everton
Nottingham Forest sold the midfielder to Lyon for £20m this transfer window. The move comes after he enjoyed a successful loan spell at the club in the second half of last season.
Mangala is a central midfielder who would play in Everton’s double pivot. Currently, manager Sean Dyche is relying on the inexperienced Tim Iroegbunam and the aging Idriss Gueye to fill those roles. After the departure of Andre Gomes and Amadou Onana in the summer, the club was left without a central midfield option.l
Mangala is an excellent passer of the long ball, completing 77.3% of his long ball attempts. The Toffees attempt the longest passes in the Premier League and the former Nottingham Forest midfielder would bring much-needed expertise in midfield. No other midfielder in the first team takes more than 60% of his attempts. If the transfer is to be completed, the “dynamic versatile midfielder” will bring a new dimension to the Toffees’ mi