Supporters of Everton have been reacting to a transfer report which has liked AC Milan with an interest in signing Djibril Sidibe.
According to Tuttosport, as cited by milannews.it, the French defender is currently on a three-man shortlist of possible right-back signings for the Serie A club (via Everton News Feed), which had Everton fans pleased.
?Djibril Sidibe is on a 3 man right back shortlist for AC Milan this summer.
(Source – Tuttosport) pic.twitter.com/H5jgLwtc28
— ??? ?????? ????? (@EvertonNewsFeed) April 19, 2020
Thanks for your efforts but alas not rising to our required levels
— michael jennat (@mickeyjayjay) April 19, 2020
great news
— Chris McNally (@mcnallyc95) April 19, 2020
Sell
— Si (@Bonesy68) April 19, 2020
Stay right in his pocket. Bye bye pic.twitter.com/efYi6Hs3AH
— matt w (@waggers78) April 19, 2020
Short list? Wouldn’t be on my long list!!!
— Tony Towers (@unexistingwords) April 19, 2020
Do you think that the Toffees should make Djibril Sidibe a permanent signing at the end of the season?Yes, he is very underrated
No, he's not good enough
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It may be a little difficult for the Merseyside club to ‘sell’ the 27-year-old as one supporter suggested, though, as he is currently partway through a season-long loan with an option to purchase from AS Monaco (per BBC).
However, according to the report, Sidibe is joined by Tottenham Hotspur’s Serge Aurier and LOSC Lille’s Zeki Celik on the three-man shortlist.
Have they seen him play?
— Matt Taylor (@Matt1052) April 19, 2020
Must have Steve Walsh at head of recruitment
— Jay Murphy (@JamesMurph89) April 19, 2020
That can have him not good enough for us
— Henry john mooney (@hjmooney) April 19, 2020
Not solid enough at the back
— Gary Williams (@Williams86G) April 19, 2020
What do we think?
When considering the Frenchman’s average rating and stats for the season so far, the fans’ response seems baffling as Sidibe has been the third-best performer for the Toffees in the league with a 7.01/10 (per WhoScored).
Furthermore, with one fan suggesting the full-back is ‘not solid enough at the back’, Sidibe has made the most tackles (3.7) and the most interceptions (1.8) in the Everton squad per Premier League game on average (per WhoScored).