If Ademola Lookman wants to make his move to Leipzig permanent in the summer then Everton only have themselves to blame.
Sam Allardyce is quickly becoming a somewhat divisive figure at Everton for the decisions the manager has made both on and off the pitch.
The Toffees have won just one of their last nine matches in all competitions, with the 5-1 defeat at Arsenal at the weekend coming after Allardyce switched to a 3-4-3 formation that did not work.
The decision to allow Ademola Lookman to leave Goodison Park during the January transfer window also looks to be an unpopular one, with the winger coming off the bench and scoring the winner against Borussia Monchengladbach on his RB Leipzig debut.
Allardyce dubbed Lookman “stubborn” upon his departure to the Bundesliga, because as Goal outlines the 63-year-old wanted the youngster to stay in England and join Championship side Derby County.
The 20-year-old pushed through the move to Leipzig and so far that has proven the correct decision, and the forward is already discussing the possibility of making the switch to the Bundesliga permanent.
“Let me get here first and play football,” Lookman told German publication Sportbuzzer. “I want to succeed in the Bundesliga, have fun, help the team and the club. No one knows what’s going on in five months.”
If the Merseysiders were to lose Lookman, whom they only signed from Charlton Athletic for £11m (BBC) a little over a year ago, in the summer then they would only have themselves to blame.
The England Under-21 international has started just eight matches since his switch from the Valley and has found playing time sporadic, while Allardyce has now ensured his current temporary departure was left on a sour note.
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