Everton closing in on Guirassy deal

Everton seem like lastly closing in on a striker if experiences are to be believed… 

What’s the phrase?

In response to French publication L’Equipe, the Toffees appear to be near agreeing on a deal for Stade Rennais striker Serhou Guirassy.

Frank Lampard has reportedly made the deal for the 26-year-old a precedence following the long-term injury that Dominic Calvert-Lewin suffered final week.

Guirassy is famous as extraordinarily receptive to the transfer, as they give the impression of being to safe one other coup from Ligue 1 after their capture of Amadou Onana earlier this week. It will mark their sixth foray into the market this summer time.

He’s higher than Che Adams

It looks like actual progress is being made on the striker entrance, and to lastly discover a successor to the injury-prone 25-year-old is large information for Lampard’s hopes for the season.

Nonetheless, Guirassy would absolutely be a greater match for the Toffees than Che Adams, who has additionally been linked recently with a transfer to Goodison Park.

Who ought to Everton signal as their striker?

The Scottish worldwide solely managed seven targets final season within the league, and standing at simply 5 foot 9, he would wrestle to compensate within the absence of the hulking determine of Calvert-Lewin.

The “powerful” Guinean nevertheless is only one inch smaller than the England worldwide.

Additionally, whether or not match or not, Calvert-Lewin would have a tough time displacing Guirassy if he can proceed his kind from Ligue 1 into the Premier League.

12 targets in all competitions final season marks him out as one thing of a marksman, however what’s going to please the toffees extra is his 37 league appearances.

A ahead who may be dependable to play and a constant risk will go a good distance towards serving to to propel Everton up the league desk, particularly after the departure of final season’s top scorer Richarlison.

Guirassy additionally ranked within the high 2% for non-penalty targets final season, in comparison with Adams, who ranked within the 45^th percentile.

One is a continuing risk for defenders, battling for knockdowns and alternatives to attain, while the opposite is extra of a second striker, feeding off these alternatives created. The latter would wrestle as a lone striker, pressured to take care of lengthy balls and crosses as his foremost supply of service.

Additionally profitable 3.63 aerials per sport, while nonetheless not even near the unbelievable 6.80 of Calvert-Lewin, it’s nonetheless a begin on changing his enormous bodily presence when he can not play.

Guirassy is the pure successor and would deputise nicely throughout his harm spells. He would far outperform that of Adams, while lastly seeing Everton begin to dip into European markets extra persistently to search out their very own hidden abilities.