Everton must make second bid for Kudus

Everton made eight new signings over the summer season and it has made an enormous enchancment to the defensive performances the aspect have displayed over the Premier League season up to now.

The Toffees are presently 12th within the league desk amassing 14 factors from their first 13 outings with the third-least targets conceded in your entire league which is a testomony to the constant and dependable defence that Frank Lampard has constructed.

Nevertheless, it’s not all excellent news for Everton as they did lose Richarlison over the summer season in a £60m transfer to Tottenham Hotspur and the Brazilian ahead’s departure mixed with Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s injury points have contributed to the shortage of targets within the workforce.

Solely Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest have scored fewer targets than Lampard’s workforce and in consequence, there’ll must be enhancements if the supervisor needs his aspect to climb up the desk into an much more snug place.

The powers at Goodison Park may use the January switch window as the right alternative to not solely discover a hungry goal-scorer however a associate for Calvert-Lewin to get him again to his finest within the ultimate third too.

One participant who Kevin Thelwell recognized as a great match for the Everton entrance line over the summer season was Ajax ahead Mohammed Kudus, with the membership making a £15m bid for the rising star. Now, they need to make a second provide within the new yr.

The 22-year-old – who was dubbed a “star boy” by Alimo Philip – has had a spectacular marketing campaign for the Dutch giants. He has scored nine targets and delivered one help over 17 appearances in all competitions up to now, and it’s not simply his objective contributions which have made him probably the most promising prospects in Europe.

Kudus ranks within the prime 1% of his positional friends within the next best eight divisions outdoors of the massive 5 leagues for dribbles accomplished, touches and progressive passes acquired and ranks within the prime 20% for go completion and shot-creating actions.

The versatile attacker has performed comfortably in a number of roles together with central midfield, attacking midfield and as a centre ahead, however this season has spent most of his time predominantly within the striker function.

Calvert-Lewin has struggled with a number of injury considerations and since returning to the aspect with out his former strike associate Richarlison has solely scored one objective up to now, but when Thelwell may pull off a deal for Kudus within the subsequent few months it could possibly be an enormous increase for the Toffees striker to have a recent face by his aspect.

With that being mentioned, Everton don’t have anything to lose by stepping into once more for Kudus however they might have competitors because of his unimaginable begin to the season as Tottenham Hotspur at the moment are reportedly desirous about signing the participant too.