Benjamin Tetteh is being linked with a move to Everton.
All eyes are on Everton’s striker situation at the moment, but mostly in an outgoings context.
Oumar Niasse and Cenk Tosun are both linked with January moves away from Everton, with Director of Football Marcel Brands open to ditching the duo.
It has been reported that the Toffees want £12 million for Niasse [Wales Online] and £20 million for Tosun [Liverpool Echo], who only joined the club last January.
And at long last there’s finally a bit of speculation about Everton signing a centre-forward – and what a good deal it could be if Brands can seal it.
According to Football Ghana, the Goodison Park side want Sparta Prague hitman Benjamin Tetteh.
The 21-year-old hitman, whom Sparta want £11 million for [Daily Mail], has nine goals in 15 outings for the Czech side this season and, if he comes he might just be Everton’s modern-day Duncan Ferguson.
Like Ferguson, Tetteh stands at 6’4 and is an extremely powerful striker who often runs through defenders rather than around them.
The young Ghanian is also an aerial presence in the same way as the legendary Scot, who retired with 68 Premier League goals and more than half were from headers.
But despite the similarities, Tetteh also has a Rabona in his locker to illustrate that he isn’t the archetypal ‘target man’ – more of an Olivier Giroud than an Andy Carroll in this respect.
There is a lot more to Tetteh than Ferguson-like strength and aerial ability, and Everton fans will be pleased if he winds up on Merseyside.
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