Fans of Everton have been left in disbelief after a transfer rumour linked the Toffees with a move for Lazio’s Ciro Immobile.
According to TEAMtalk, Carlo Ancelotti’s side has asked if the Serie A club would take Moise Kean as part of a deal to bring Immobile to Merseyside (via @TheGwladysSt), which had fans in disbelief.
Carlo Ancelotti is desperate to bring Lazio’s Ciro Immobile to Everton in the summer. Everton have asked Lazio if they would take Moise Kean as part of the deal. (Source: TEAMtalk) #EFC pic.twitter.com/rnrT5NDqLQ
— The Gwladys Street (@TheGwladysSt) April 16, 2020
Liquidate the club if you trade a 20 year old player for a 30 year old player who never done well outside Italy. Hilarious these links love it
— El Pivote (@elpivoteftbl) April 16, 2020
— James (@JD0958) April 16, 2020
fake. Carlo is desperate for nothing.
— Emperor Carlo (@polarisms) April 17, 2020
Who would you rather have as the starting striker for Everton next season?Moise KeanCiro Immobile |
So far this season, Immobile has been the best-performing player for his Serie A side in the league with a whopping 7.7/10 average rating after scoring 27 goals and bagging seven assists in 26 appearances (per WhoScored).
Kean, meanwhile, has been the third-worst performer for the Toffees with a 6.3/10 after scoring once and assisting twice in 22 outings (per WhoScored), however, Everton fans still did not believe the rumour.
I’m somewhat sceptical personally. @TEAMtalk who’s your source?
— Andreas Wätt (@Wattawildworld) April 16, 2020
Are you crazy? It’s a long-term project or a desperate search for a UCl rating
— igor (@igorbr4ga) April 17, 2020
Teamtalk – enough said.
— domingo44 (@dodge1878) April 17, 2020
What do we think?
Despite the ten-year age gap between the two players, to swap a younger player with one league goal this season for an older one with 27 league goals seems a little far fetched.
However, it seems that Everton fans are unhappy with this one as they would not want to see a promising youngster shipped out to bring in a much older player despite Immobile’s clearly far superior goalscoring record.