Everton are running out of time to bolster their attacking threat at Goodison Park with only a few hours left in the January transfer window and now a new update has emerged on a late swoop for a potential transfer target.
What’s the latest?
According to French news outlet L’Equipe, Everton are in advanced talks to sign forward Andre Ayew.
As per the report, the player – who is currently a free agent after breaking his contract with Al-Sadd – could make his return to Premier League football via the blue side of Merseyside with Everton keen to secure the services of a forward.
Due to the fact that he is not tied to a contract, the club will be able to negotiate a deal beyond tonight’s deadline should they need to.
Dyche’s next Chris Wood
Sean Dyche is only just settling into his new role in the North West as his appointment was only confirmed yesterday by the club, however, the former Burnley boss will surely be stuck into making sure he can save Everton from relegation this season.
The Toffees are currently 19th in the Premier League after 20 outings with the second-worst goal tally in the entire top flight, so the attacking roles in the team are something the newly-appointed manager will need to address as soon as possible to get the side picking up crucial points over their remaining fixtures.
Over 527 career appearances, Ayew has scored 157 goals and registered 58 assists with a goal contribution every 186 minutes so far and has tallied up 113 caps for his native Ghana, proving that he is a player who has a lot of experience and most importantly Premier League experience.
The 33-year-old titan has played four seasons in the English top flight with spells at both West Ham United and Swansea City accumulating 89 appearances and 21 goals.
Dyche could even land his next Chris Wood with the signing of Ayew as just like the Nottingham Forest striker, the veteran forward has been a journeyman over his career playing for seven different clubs but has never struggled to find the back of the net wherever he has been.
That fact ensures he could well hit the ground running in Merseyside quickly, with the Ghanaian possessing the ability to be Dyche’s next Wood-esque attacker who rescues his side from a wretched relegation battle.
Wood was often the saviour during his spell at the wrong end of the table with the Clarets, bagging 53 times in 165 games under the new Everton manager’s tutelage.
Although Ayew has earned most of his experience on the left wing, he has also often been found in the striker role and in the opposite wide-forward position too, so can offer Dyche cover across many positions in the forward line with ease.
With that being said, it would be a good piece of business for the powerbrokers in Goodison Park, however, the player is in the latter stages of his career and will not likely be the long-term solution that is so desperately needed to replace Anthony Gordon and Richarlison’s contributions.
