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It is true that Everton has very serious problems in defense and that, when it comes to reinforcements, they should be the first line of attention. But it is also true that if you can’t close your bow, it’s not such a bad idea to try to do a lot more damage on the front one to even out the charges. It could be a gamble for Carlo Ancelotti.
In that, according to the rumors that come from Liverpool, the Italian would be thinking, who in those days, near the winter market and in time to secure signings in the next summer, would have more than one active chat.
The feelings in the last 0-1 defeat against Leeds are not good and, apparently, the issue would be resolved with reinforcements.
In that list of possible reinforcements there is a name marked in red: Daniel James. He is a 23-year-old player, a midfielder, a right profile and an estimated value of 20 million euros.
Not only is it accessible in days of economic crisis, but it also provides youth and alternatives for players who, like Sigurdsson, need relief. What he has, in addition to youth, is a brand- Just what James Rodríguez suffers from, even if the DT minimizes that obligation and insists that he did not sign for that and that he is a very free player when his team has possession of the ball.
And that’s not necessarily bad news: “You can play him (James) where James Rodríguez is and you can push him (the Colombian) behind Dominic Calvert-Lewin as the number 10 he has played in his career. Richarlison can stay to the left and you play a 4-2-3-1, “suggests the Liverpool Echo.
Nowadays, according to the media, the great concern is that rivals have seen that they can attack through James’ side with some freedom because it costs him the return, an issue that could be leveled with a player like Daniel James, who offers more sacrifice without lose quality in the output.
Two old acquaintances
But it is not the only name in the folder: in the last hours, Sami Khedira, German world champion and who was part of Real Madrid Champions League champion with Ancelotti in 2014, has said that his childhood dream was to play in the Premier League and that, obviously looking at himself in James’s mirror, he would like to meet Ancelotti again.
“There are a lot of coaches, even in the Premier League that I respect a lot. Ancelotti is doing a great job at the moment and he has a great personality. He is one of the coaches who also impressed me,” he said, like someone ‘asking for a clue’ .
He will be released from Juventus and would arrive at zero cost, but one issue works against him: 33 years of age. It is not so easy to adapt to that age to the rhythm of the Premier. James did it on the first try, but he’s 29.
That is why another ‘madridista’ sounds, who would better adapt to what the Italian DT is looking for: Isco Alarcón. The British press says that they see him closer to Arteta and his Arsenal, they say that the player longs to work with Guardiola and dreams of City, but the Everton rumor has been installed for several weeks and Ancelotti has had to come out to say what in his moment assured of James, that he is a great player with a contract in other clubs … and the story ended as it ended, so it cannot be ruled out.
In his favor, he is 28 years old and has a crazy desire to leave Madrid and seek revenge (yes, the story of James). The problem? It has a contract until 2022 and offers of less than 30 million euros will not be accepted, beyond which, according to Transfermarket, it only reaches 20 million.
Three possible bargains
The wings are a big headache for Ancelotti, as this is the basis of his attacking game. First he lost Coleman and now he is left without Digne and that is going to show in the offensive production of the team.
That is why a very tempting name comes up: Dele Alli. It would be a temporary remedy since almost the only option is a loan with few purchase options, if one takes into account that he is young (25 years old), has a current contract with Tottenham until 2024, whoever wants it must bring a check for 70 million euros, at least and above has one of the highest salaries of the workforce.
What happens to him is that he no longer wants to be under Mourinho’s orders, who put him on his sentenced list a long time ago and apart, with the arrival of Bale and the devastating pace of the usual attackers, he simply ran out of place. So it would be a bargain, but it remains to be seen if the stars line up.
It is the same case of Harry Winks, another young man from the Spurs (24 years old) with an offensive vocation but who, with a contract until 2024, would be a temporary remedy … which is not necessarily bad for Everton, for Ancelotti and for him. James himself, who has a three-year contract.
