Everton’s Morgan Schneiderlin has been tipped to save his career with the Toffees due to the financial implications of the current viral outbreak.
With the finances of Premier League clubs looking somewhat uncertain due to the current pandemic (per The Guardian), some sides have already stated they will cut back on transfer spending.
Tottenham Hotspur is one club that will reportedly only be signing free transfers and making swap deals in the next transfer window (per Evening Standard).
So, in the Liverpool Echo’s Royal Blue podcast, the pundits discussed players who were thought to be leaving but may no longer be doing so.
One name which was mentioned as someone who may not be sold now and instead turn that into a positive by saving his career with the Toffees was Schneiderlin.
Gavin Buckland said: “You know, there are a lot of high wage-earners that we would like to get off the books, but I think the possibility of that has virtually gone to nothing because of what’s happened.
“Of those, I still like Schneiderlin. I think, effectively, he’s a good player but he just doesn’t show it often enough.
“So, especially with the injury news last week [on Jean-Philippe Gbamin], he’s still got a big opportunity for us next season.”
TIF Thoughts…
Across the season as a whole this term, the French midfielder has been the eighth-worst performer for the Toffees in the Premier League with a 6.42/10 average rating (per WhoScored).
However, as stated by Buckland, the 30-year-old Frenchman has shown on occasion that he is capable for Carlo Ancelotti’s outfit.
Can Morgan Schneiderlin save his career with the Toffees next season?No, he's not good enough
Yes, he could do it
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Against Newcastle United in January, the former Manchester United player picked up a stellar 7.48/10 performance rating and two weeks prior to that a 7.13/10 against Chelsea (per WhoScored).
So, that may suggest that the pundit was right to back Schneiderlin as he is evidently capable of delivering a strong performance.