The supposed transfer figure for the transfer of Morgan Schneiderlin from Everton to Ligue 1 club OGC Nice has emerged.
According to the Daily Mail, the Frenchman may end up leaving Goodison Park for the French club with a fee of just £2million exchanging hands.
The fee would represent a great deal less than the £24million that the Toffees paid to secure the player’s services from Manchester United in January 2017 (per BBC).
Despite the fee being £22million less than what he arrived for three and a half years ago, it is believed that the 30-year-old is keen on making the switch.
According to a L’Equipe report from late last week, as cited by Sport Witness, Schneiderlin has not hidden his ‘enthusiasm’ for the transfer move.
The Frenchman currently has a market value of £8.55million and just over a year remaining on his contract at Goodison Park (per Transfermarkt).
TIF Thoughts…
On the face of it, the supposed deal seems like a weak one for Everton as it is £22million less than what the club paid for Schneiderlin and £6.55million below his market value.
However, the less obvious positive of the deal to move Schneiderlin out for a cheaper fee is to remove his wages from the club’s wage bill.
According to Spotrac, the midfielder is the joint-fourth-highest earner of the known wages at the club as he is on a £100,000-per-week contract.
Should Everton just cut their losses on Morgan Schneiderlin and sell him for £2million?No, should wait for more
Yes, we won't get more
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The players that are known to be on the same weekly fee as Schneiderlin are Jordan Pickford, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Theo Walcott.
Furthermore, the midfielder’s 6.42/10 average rating in the Premier League this season, which has made him Everton’s eighth-worst performer (per WhoScored), would suggest he is not worth the expenditure.
So, while it may seem disappointing to make such a huge loss on Schneiderlin, it may be in the Merseyside club’s best interests to cut their losses on the Frenchman.