Some Everton fans have been reacting to a tweet that was recently posted by Toffees-focused Twitter account @TheGwladysSt, which has shared some news regarding the Toffees’ alleged pursuit of Italian forward Andrea Belotti.
The post claims that Everton have had a bid worth just under £40m rejected for the Torino attacker, who Toffees boss Carlo Ancelotti is allegedly “keen on signing”, as per Italian publication Tuttosport (via Sport Witness).
Tuttosport recently reported that Ancelotti is targeting the 26-year-old forward, having previously been interested in signing Belotti “last year at Napoli”. The Italian publication likens the Torino forward to ex-Everton attacker and current coach Duncan Ferguson.
Read the reactions of some Toffees supporters to @TheGwladysSt’s recent tweet sharing these claims regarding their club’s alleged pursuit of Belotti in the tweets below.
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Everton have had a €45m bid for striker Andrea Belotti rejected by Torino. Carlo Ancelotti is keen on signing the player and Everton look set to go in with a higher bid. (Source: Tuttosport via @Sport_Witness) #EFC pic.twitter.com/0xMBr1U0UL
— The Everton End (@TheEvertonEnd) April 11, 2020
hahahahahaha please no
— jamie foster (@JamieFoster1878) April 11, 2020
In ideal world would have richarlison in a front 2 with bellotti or milik with DCL/kean back up or start when moving richarlison to the wing in different games think with some quality behind him kean will come good next season
— Tim (@Tim96616433) April 12, 2020
Everton will go back with high bid . Money nothing to us now
— USM (@stevie89940908) April 11, 2020
Would you like to see Everton sign Andrea Belotti?YES, BELOTTI WOULD BE A TOP SIGNING
NO, EVERTON DON'T NEED BELOTTI
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I’d take him. Don’t believe it at all. But I’d take him.
Italian strikers are very hit and miss in England though.
— Andreas Wätt (@Wattawildworld) April 11, 2020
I’m very skeptical. ?
— Josh Wilbert (@joshwilbert1) April 11, 2020
literally the last position we need to be going after
— Garrison S. Ball (@GarrisonBall423) April 11, 2020
What do we think?
Belotti scored 10 league goals or more in all four Serie A campaigns before this season. The 26-year-old has currently bagged nine goals from 23 league games thus far in the 2019/20 season, making him Torino’s top league goalscorer for the current campaign.
With a total of nine Serie A goals to his name this season, Belotti has scored just under one-third of his side’s 28 league goals this term. With that in mind, it may be understandable why Torino, who currently sit in 15th place in the Serie A table, may command a high price for Belotti if he is to be sold.