Fabrizio Romano has been speaking on the Que Golazo YouTube channel about the centre-back Everton missed out on during Deadline Day.
Everton had a manic Monday, appointing a new manager in the form of Frank Lampard before they handed him two brand new midfielders, with Donny van de Beek arriving on loan and Dele Alli joining permanently.
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However, it appears that improving the middle of the pitch was not the only area of concern, with Abdou Diallo of Paris Sanit-Germain seen as a potential target that could’ve helped improve a defence that has shipped 35 goals in the league already.
Romano has revealed how Everton ended up missing out on Diallo.
“They were also thinking of a potential centre-back, for example, Diallo of Paris Saint-Germain was a player they wanted to sign, but there was no time to do it on Deadline Day, so time was not helping them.”
TIF Thoughts on Everton wanting a centre-back…
It should come as no surprise that Everton were in the market for a new centre-back given they boast the eighth-worst defence in the league, but it also shouldn’t be surprising to see them not follow through with a move, as they’ve splashed £77.6 million in recent seasons on Michael Keane, Ben Godfrey and Yerry Mina, who Lampard may think he can get a better tune out of.
Someone such as Diallo would not jump out as a centre-back to immediately help solve Everton’s problems given he’s not been a regular starter during his time at PSG, so he would have likely arrived rusty and not used to the Premier League.
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