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Everton open talks to sign ‘exciting’ £13m player who once moved for £73m
Discussions are now underway for Everton to bring another new face to Goodison Park – after already making four additions this summer.
Kevin Thelwell – Dirꦗector of Football at Everton – has been busy this summer, striking agreements for Tim Iroegbunam, Jesper Lindstrom, Jake O’Brien and Iliman Ndiaye, while also selling Amadou Onana, Ben Godfrey and Lewis Dobbin.
So, who could now join the aforementioned quartet at Everton as talks begin? Let’s take a look…
Everton in talks to sign Arthur Melo
A story from now claims that ‘discussions are underway’ for Everton to sign Arthur Melo.
The Italian news outlet b🦩elieve Juventus 🍒are keen to offload the Brazilian – who they signed from Barcelona in a deal back in June 2020 – as Thiago Motta aims to streamline his squad this summer.
Tuttosport add that Leicester are also keen to sign Arthur – who has alread෴y entered the final 24 months of hiꦯs contract in Turin.
The South American spent the 2023/24 campaign on loan at💞 Fiorentina, having previously been on loan at Liverpool in the 2022/23 season, where he made just one appearance for the Reds.
Despite that, Jurgen Klopp did call Arthur an “exciting” player, and that stint at Anfield could lead the Brazilian to pick Everton over Leicester, seeing as he is familiar with ༺Merseyside.
A separate story from adds that Juventus want £12.5m to sell Arthur this summer.
Sean Dyche could sign a passing expert
Sean Dyche’s tactical setup is not typically associated with patient buildup play and possession football, as the 53-year-old seems more focused on coaching a strong defensive founౠdation, crosses into the box and set-pieces.
However, the 27-year-old co෴ꩲuld help to bring more of a tika-taka ethos to Goodison Park.
Arthur has previously been co🍷mpared to X🌺avi by Lionel Messi of all people♑, with the Argentina internatio🌄nal Marca: “He is very similar to Xavi as he likes to have the ball, play short, not lose it and is very solid.”
F❀urthermore, the man from Goiânia is statistically one of the best passers in Europe, with FBref showing that he impressively ranks in the top for pass completion in Europe’s top five leagues.
Arthur also sits in the top 24% for progressive ♚passes, so he is not just a boring, sideways paꦇsser of the ball by any means.
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Be sure to keep an e🍌ye on this situation, as Everton and Juventus hold talks ov🅘er a potential deal.