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Ancelotti reportedly wants Zielinski at Everton, but his teammate is needed more

Talks are reportedly continuing between Everton and Carlo Ancelotti.

the Italian is now the Toffees’ top target to succeed Marco Silva, and that face-to-face discussions were held with owner Farhad Moshiri earlier this week.

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It is thought there is a very good chance Ancelotti will be in place by next week, he will name his son Davide and current temporary boss Duncan Ferguson as his assistants.

Such is the expectancy now over Ancelotti taking the job, talk has turned to what kind of transfer business will be done next month.

the former Chelsea boss could raid Napoli for Piotr Zielinski – but arguably, there’s another player at Stadio San Paolo the Toffees need more.

TBR’s view – Ancelotti should consider Allan swoop

Everton still need someone to replace Idrissa Gueye in the engine room, and Brazilian Allan surely has to be considered.

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Where Zielinski operates more as a box-to-box player, Allan is a little more disciplined.

The South American is more tenacious and combative than his Polish teammate, but does also have respectable technical ability.

Allan, who could be available to around £30 million (), has been struggling with injury recently – he’s missed four games since the start of November which has coincided with the team’s really poor run, which perhaps underlines his importance to Napoli.