Striker who Everton nearly signed for £20m last year is outscoring Erling Haaland this season
Everton may be set to usher in a bright new era with Dan Friedkin’s proposed takeover, but that does not expel all of their troubles from the past.
In fact, they still remain very much indebted to a few key creditors, whilst propping up the Premier League table due to their dire start to the season.
Sean Dyche has a task on his hands solving the latter problem, especially when their profligacy continues to let him down so regularly.
What’s most frustrating about their inability to find the net often is the fact that they are creating the chances. They just have no one of real quality to put them away.
It’s therefore worth reminiscing about just how close the Toffees therefore came to answering those calls with one acquisition in 2023.
Everton nearly signed Viktor Gyokeres in 2023
Having just endured a campaign where Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s inability to find the net often plagued them, there were desperate calls for a new striker to be signed.
Whether it was to replace him completely or merely give him the impetus needed to get fully fit, it was widely accepted that some alternative was needed.
