{"id":1183979,"date":"2022-08-19T07:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T07:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/19\/everton-register-their-interest-in-aston-villa-star-who-could-be-allowed-to-leave-this-summer\/"},"modified":"2022-08-19T07:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T07:39:04","slug":"everton-register-their-interest-in-aston-villa-star-who-could-be-allowed-to-leave-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/19\/everton-register-their-interest-in-aston-villa-star-who-could-be-allowed-to-leave-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton register their interest in Aston Villa star who could be allowed to leave this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Everton have registered their interest in signing Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins who could be allowed to leave the club this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After losing Dominic Calvert-Lewin to injury, Everton\u2019s depth in attacking areas has become apparent. Anthony Gordon has been utilised in a centre-forward role at times this season, further emphasising Everton\u2019s need for a new striker.<\/p>\n<p>Salomon Rondon is Everton\u2019s only other natural striker at the club, but the 32-year-old has struggled to find consistent form since arriving at Goodison Park.<\/p>\n<p>Everton have also failed to replace Richarlison this summer, so recruiting a forward who is capable of playing through the middle and off the left would be a smart move.<\/p>\n<picture><source data-=\"\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Maupay-Trossard.jpg\" title=\"Brighton star speaks to Fulham over move after Nottingham Forest deal stalls\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1501327 has-webp lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Maddison.Vardy_.Fofana.Leicester.TEAMtalk.jpg\" title=\"Leicester star set for new contract amid Premier League interest\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1501325 has-webp lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Alli-Calvert-Lewin.jpg\" title=\"Surprise club hope move for Everton star can be completed this week\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1501322 has-webp lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>One player who fits this profile is Aston Villa striker Watkins, and according to Football Insider, Everton have registered their interest in signing the England international.<\/p>\n<p>The report claims that Villa would be open to selling Watkins this summer, as they plan on bringing in a high-profile signing in attack.<\/p>\n<p>Watkins\u2019 work rate and finishing ability would make him a useful addition to Frank Lampard\u2019s squad, but it\u2019s difficult to see a scenario where Villa would allow a Premier League rival to sign the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton have registered their interest in signing Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins who could be allowed to leave the club this summer. After losing Dominic Calvert-Lewin to injury, Everton\u2019s depth in attacking areas has become apparent. Anthony Gordon has been utilised in a centre-forward role at times this season, further emphasising Everton\u2019s need for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1183981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1183979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-premier-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1183979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183979\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1183979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1183979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1183979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}