Fabrizio Romano has tweeted Everton are in the process of signing Portuguese defender Rúben Vinagre from Sporting is joining Everton on loan with an option to buy.
A spicy addition (warning puns coming) Vinagre is expected to be a condiment for the Everton squad being used as a back-up and utility player. With the progress of Vitaly Mykolenko. It’s unlikely Vinagre will push the Ukrainian out as first-choice left-side wingback.
But Manager Frank Lampard speaks for and with the fans about the need for more new arrivals.
Martin Terrier is a name that has popped up in a couple of reports (not the S** or the Daily Fail.) Teamtalk, referencing the Daily Express, which claims
Everton is about to enter in a transfer-tussle for the French striker, who scored 21 goals last season. Leeds is also involved for the £35 million valued striker. Given his name, he could well fit in as a New Dog of War. 21 goals won’t translate in the same number of goals in the Premier League. After all, some French defenders are known to say “Monsieur Striker! Would you like wine and cheese with your goal?”
Lampard is looking to replace the goals and the intangibles Richarlison bought to the club before he left for Spurs for £60 million. To be honest, replacing 10 goals isn’t that difficult. If Dominic Calvert-Lewin has anything close to an uninjured season, he should score 16-20 goals. Vitaliy Mykolenko has shown he has a nice shot in his locker. Nathan Patterson is emerging as a valid attacker at right-wingback. But, it’s the intangibles Richarlison took with him that will be difficult to replace. Dele Alli has shown glimpses of the player he once was and can hopefully be again. But it might take more than one player to replace Richarlison’s work-rate and intensity. Maybe a combination of Terrier/Alli and Demari Gray could do so. Burnley’s Maxwell Cornet is reportedly on the Everton list. Turning Burnley into the equivalent of Blackpool in the 1960s as a feeder club for Everton.
Everton has told Andres Gomes he can leave the club and trying to help the Portuguese midfielder find another club.
However, despite constant fan pressure, little information continues to come from the Everton hierarchy.
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