Everton supporters have pleaded the case for Moise Kean to get game time following his performance for Italy Under-21s.
The 19-year-old striker, who is valued at £36 million (Transfermarkt), bagged a first-half brace for Gli Azzurri in a 6-0 thrashing of Armenia on Tuesday night (as per Everton).
The Toffees shared their report to social media, and that was met with a backlash from supporters who believe their Italian striker does not get enough game time.
Your saying shush the haters,but your the ones not playing him lads. Admin have a word with Marco
— Elliot (@ElliotB1878) November 19, 2019
Tell Marco to play him at ST and not RW!!
— ConnorJamesPickford (@ConnorJPickford) November 20, 2019
Maybe we could play him?
— P(h)atrick (@pat_fen) November 19, 2019
Play him please mr efc
— (@pauldraaps) November 19, 2019
Since his £27.5million arrival at Goodison Park from Juventus over the summer (via BBC), the 19-year-old has found life difficult on Merseyside.
Over nine Premier League outings, only two of which were starts (per Transfermarkt), Kean has only managed to offer one assist and no goals in terms of a return.
Recent weeks have been rife with rumours of a January exit, just six months into his five-year deal with Everton (via The Mirror).
Supporters believe that the Italian has not had the chance to prove his worth in Merseyside, and want to see him given a proper run out before any hard and fast decisions.
So when he plays, he scores…
— canispeaktodave (@canispeaktodave) November 19, 2019
Here’s an idea. Play him at centre forward, seeing as he’s a centre forward.
— PF (@PeterFearns) November 20, 2019
Show Marco this and tell him to start him on Saturday
— Josh (@JoshEFC0102) November 19, 2019
Be nice if Silva started playing him like
— Ross (@rossEFC95) November 19, 2019
What do we think?
Kean’s start to life in Merseyside has been a turbulent one, as he has not been given the chance to find the gear that helped him fire in eight goals in 21 appearances for Juventus (per Transfermarkt).
Given time, it is likely the Italian will begin to show his talents, but the question is, will he be given that time in the first place? Only Marco Silva knows that.