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Post by Everton News. on Jan 10, 2017 16:04:29 GMT
Reports in Italy - Everton plot move for Standard Liege striker EVERTON are reportedly plotting a deal to sign Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil. Belfodil, 24, only joined Liege last summer but has already impressed in the Belgian top flight. The Algeria international, who had a brief stint at Inter Milan three years ago, has scored eight goals in 19 appearances this season. And Italian outlet Tuttomercatoweb claim the former Serie A striker has attracted Everton's attention. According to the report, Everton could snap up the player just six months into his stint in Belgium. Toffees manager Ronald Koeman has already said he wants to sign new players in the January transfer market, having landed Charlton's Ademola Lookman in a £10million deal earlier this month. The Dutchman will be meeting club bosses at Goodison Park to outline his transfer strategy. Express
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Post by evertonfan1968 on Jan 11, 2017 12:34:47 GMT
How good is he? If he puts the ball in the net sign him up.
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Post by Jeffers Jugs on Jan 11, 2017 13:12:39 GMT
How good is he? If he puts the ball in the net sign him up. if we are genuinely after him why has it been in the papers all week? i reckon koeman wouldnt discuss targets
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Post by Everton News. on Jan 11, 2017 17:56:37 GMT
Everton agree £10.4m fee for Standard Liège striker Ishak Belfodil• Algeria striker set to fly to Merseyside to discuss personal terms • Morgan Schneiderlin having medical ahead of £22m move Everton are close to completing a move for Algeria striker Ishak Belfodil after agreeing a £10.4m fee with Standard Liège. Steve Walsh, Everton’s director of football, has already signed Ademola Lookman from Charlton for £10m in this window and is also set to complete the transfer of Morgan Schneiderlin from Manchester United for an initial £22m after he arrived for a medical on Wednesday. But following a £15m bid for Atlanta’s Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessié was rejected on Tuesday, Everton now look set to add to their squad with the arrival of the 24-year-old who was born in Algeria but began his professional career at Lyon after a spell at Paris Saint-Germain. Belfodil has scored seven goals in 16 matches for Standard this season after joining last summer from Baniyas Club in Abu Dhabi following difficult spells at Parma and Internazionale, where he made just eight appearances despite signing for around £5m in July 2013. A former France youth international, he was purchased by Parma for the second time in 2014 but scored just one goal in 33 appearances before terminating his contract when the club was hit by financial difficulties. Despite signing a two-year contract with Baniyas, Belfodil was offered to several clubs in England and France last summer before eventually joining Standard. He has since become a regular under Aleksandar Jankovic, who replaced Yannick Ferrera as coach in September. Under contract until 2018, it is understood that Everton’s original offer of £8.5m was rejected last week but an agreement was reached on Tuesday which is expected to see him sign a three-year deal. Walsh, who left Premier League champions Leicester in the summer to take up his new post, is believed to have a strong relationship with Belfodil’s agent, who also represents Riyad Mahrez. After Everton’s defeat to Leicester in the FA Cup third round at the weekend, manager Ronald Koeman appeared frustrated with the lack of new arrivals and admitted he hoped the poor performance would “open their eyes”. “Maybe we will get further on our improvement as a team,” he said. “That is really what the team needs. That is all about what happens this month. I have that in mind and the board knows because we spoke together about what we and the team needs. That is the job of Steve Walsh.” Belfodil is currently training at Standard’s winter camp in Spain but is expected to fly to Merseyside to discuss personal terms in the next 48 hours having not been selected for Algeria’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. Guardian
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Post by rugbytoffee on Jan 11, 2017 18:06:11 GMT
Reports in Italy - Everton plot move for Standard Liege striker EVERTON are reportedly plotting a deal to sign Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil. Belfodil, 24, only joined Liege last summer but has already impressed in the Belgian top flight. The Algeria international, who had a brief stint at Inter Milan three years ago, has scored eight goals in 19 appearances this season. And Italian outlet Tuttomercatoweb claim the former Serie A striker has attracted Everton's attention. According to the report, Everton could snap up the player just six months into his stint in Belgium. Toffees manager Ronald Koeman has already said he wants to sign new players in the January transfer market, having landed Charlton's Ademola Lookman in a £10million deal earlier this month. The Dutchman will be meeting club bosses at Goodison Park to outline his transfer strategy. Express He has the Neville point - is that a good or bad thing?
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