Some Everton fans have flocked to a tweet that was recently posted by Toffees-focused Twitter account @TheGwladysSt which has shared that Everton are allegedly interested in signing James Rodriguez.
This tweet claims that ‘Everton are in advanced negotiations’ for the player who Ancelotti allegedly ‘wanted to sign when he was at Napoli’. This tweet has drawn a positive response from many Evertonians, with one Toffees supporter going so far as to claim that this ‘would be the biggest signing in (their) history’.
As claimed by @TheGwladysSt, these reports stating that the Toffees “are in advanced negotiations” for the player originally surfaced from Italian publication ‘Il Giornale’. ‘Areanapoli’ recently shared Il Giornale’s report via an article which also claims that Ancelotti views the playmaker as someone who can give ‘balance and unpredictability to his teams’.
Some Toffees supporters have been buzzing over these links between their club and James Rodriguez. Read the positive reactions of some Everton fans to these recent reports in the tweets below.
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Everton are in advanced negotiations with Real Madrid to sign James Rodriguez. Carlo Ancelotti wanted to sign the player when he was at Napoli but the club did not back him. (Source: Il Giornale via Arena Napoli) #EFC pic.twitter.com/BYmrluo49P
— The Everton End (@TheEvertonEnd) April 12, 2020
People are going to say “no thanks” to this signing but would i have him or Sigurdsson walking around pointing for 90 minutes? I’ll take james thanks
— COME ON YOU BLUES! (@Tezza_c1878) April 12, 2020
If we get JR, it would be the biggest signing in our history. It’s that simple. The guy is absolute class. I’m struggling to accept he’d even consider us. But then again, that’s the Carlo appeal.
— Mike (@Mike47506739) April 12, 2020
Cya Siggy
— Sir Joseph the Second (@sirjosephthe2nd) April 12, 2020
Do you think Everton have a chance of signing James Rodriguez?YES, ANCELOTTI WILL LURE HIM TO GOODISON PARK
NO, HE WON'T COME TO EVERTON
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That’s a Sigurdsson replacement
— Michael (@MJ_EFC) April 12, 2020
Sigurdsson not good enough to lace Rodriguez’s boots
— Tim (@Tim96616433) April 12, 2020
According to a heat map that I saw here, he plays more on the right side of the field, and if he plays here like that with Carlo it will be fantastic because our RW and LW need to build moves and not only give amplitude and present themselves for a play of dribble.
— igor (@igorbr4ga) April 12, 2020
What do we think?
As per ‘Football Italia’, Ancelotti revealed that he is “very attached” to Rodriguez when speaking with Italian broadcaster ‘TV Luna’ back in July 2019, describing the Colombian as “a great player”.
The feeling may be mutual if Italian journalist Nicolò Schira is to be believed. Schira recently posted a tweet claiming that Rodriguez ‘would be keen’ to reunite with Ancelotti, who has signed the playmaker on two previous occasions, first during his tenure as Real Madrid boss and again during his stint as Bayern Munich manager.
It appears as though Ancelotti and Rodriguez have got some mutual respect for one another, considering that they are reportedly interested in working together again after previously linking up at both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. With that in mind, Everton may stand a good chance of luring the Colombian international to Goodison Park.