Everton have spent some huge cash on strikers in recent times and potential new homeowners The Friedkin Group might be about to do the identical.
Portuguese ahead Beto, whom the Toffees paid Udinese practically £26 million for in the summertime of 2023, has scored simply six targets in 46 video games since his arrival from Italy. Moise Kean, who arrived at Goodison Park from Juventus for a payment of £25 million from Juventus, managed simply 4 targets in 39 video games earlier than being bought again to the Outdated Girl. The much less stated about Cenk Tosun, the higher.
Solely the transfers of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison have been what you’d name successes. Nevertheless, one is perpetually injured and has arguably misplaced his golden contact, whereas the opposite is now plying his commerce with a Premier League rival.
Having solely scored 10 Premier League goals this term, the necessity for Everton to discover a prolific goalscorer is now larger than ever. Do not, and Sean Dyche‘s facet might very effectively discover themselves within the Championship subsequent season.
Brobbey needed at Everton
In accordance with a report from Spain, the person the Friedkin Group are eyeing up is Ajax’s Brian Brobbey. The Dutchman was Ajax’s excellent participant final time period, scoring 22 targets and offering 12 assists in all competitions, however he is failed to copy that type this season.
Brobbey has failed to attain in 10 Eredivisie video games this yr, whereas he is netted simply two in seven video games throughout Ajax’s different competitions.
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Brian Brobbey Profession Stats |
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Membership |
Season |
Video games |
Targets |
Assists |
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Ajax |
2020/21 |
19 |
6 |
2 |
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RB Leipzig |
2021/22 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
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Ajax (mortgage) |
2021/22 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
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Ajax |
2022/23 |
44 |
14 |
4 |
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Ajax |
2023/24 |
43 |
22 |
12 |
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Ajax |
2024/24 |
17 |
2 |
5 |
His poor type, nonetheless, hasn’t fearful the Toffees and their homeowners The Friedkin Group, who, based on Spanish stories, are keen to pay in extra of £40 million to bring Brobbey to Goodison Park.
The Spanish publication declare that Everton have religion that Brobbey, 22, might rediscover his finest type on Merseyside and see the younger striker as a long-term wager who might go on to determine himself as one of many Premier League’s high forwards.
Brobbey names dream switch locations
Whereas Everton might want Brobbey, Goodison Park will not be the place he might envisage himself enjoying subsequent. In an interview with HELDEN Journal in the summertime, the Netherlands worldwide was requested the place he desires about enjoying subsequent ought to he in the future depart Ajax once more.
He replied, per Goal: “Actual Madrid, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, these are good golf equipment. However, if I keep at Ajax, that’s definitely not a punishment.”
Previous to that interview, Brobbey revealed to De Telegraaf that he had nearly joined United in 2022. “Erik ten Hag referred to as me and stated that at United, my agent would get hundreds of thousands of euros and I might earn a a number of of my Ajax wage,” Brobbey, who on the time was nonetheless an RB Leipzig participant, stated, relayed by Football 365. “However our resolution was clear: we needed to go [back] to Ajax.”
Ten Hag handed Brobbey his Ajax debut in October 2020. Brobbey added: “Manchester United needed to have me, however I insisted on returning to Ajax. To make that attainable, my agent Jose Fortes Rodriguez even waived a hefty share of the sell-on clause.”
